Caracas, Venezuela.- Dances, epic songs and scenes of humanity through art commemorated Fidel on his 96th birthday. Hold high the standards of two peoples with the same destiny and in the hearts of the same commitment: “Keep accompanying the people of Bolívar, Chávez and Maduro,” said young Nelson Pulido on behalf of the nearly 19,000 Cuban internationalists here who commemorated the date in one act in Caracas.
The tribute to Fidel also brought together in La Guaira the members of the Cuban women’s baseball team at the world championship in this category. José Alejandro Terán, governor of this state, accompanied her during the commemoration and addressed moving words of thanks to the bearded man.
In homage to the “constant inspirer,” the girls dedicated their hard-fought victory over the Dominican Republic to Fidel.
The day before, and in the presence of the ambassadors of Nicaragua, China, Palestine and Vietnam, among other representatives of the accredited diplomatic corps and movements and organizations in solidarity with Cuba, the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs inaugurated a photo exhibition with 22 snapshots of the Commander-in-Chief, showing him in conversations with Ernest Hemingway , Che Guevara, Chilean President Salvador Allende and the people at the Plaza de la Revolución in Havana. Also in the Sierra Maestra, in Giron and in Vietnam.
The birthday of the one who, as President Nicolás Maduro emphasized on Twitter, “continues to illuminate the path of the peoples fighting for dignity, respect and sovereignty,” united Cubans and Venezuelans in another celebration full of loyalties.
There is no forgetting for those who have made Martí’s dream of humanity and well-being the reason for their struggle.