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Cuba celebrates the centenary of the Communist Party of China

Partido China

With a ceremony presided by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and First Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Cuba commemorated the centenary of the Communist Party of China, and reaffirmed the indestructible ties of friendship shared by the two nations.In a message to the General Secretary of the Chinese Party, Cuba’s President emphasized, “We are pleased that relations between our parties “

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The Revolution, Raúl’s most beautiful work

Raul libro

Granma presents excerpts from the June 2 book presentation held in the Palace of the Revolution’s Reception Hall, with the presence of Party First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the country’s top leadership, and Army General Raul Castro’s brothers in arms, Rebel Army Comandante José Ramón Machado Ventura, and Comandantes del la Revolución Ramiro Valdés Menéndez and Guillermo García Frías.

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The good fortune of having Raúl

Raul y Fidel

Compañero Raúl, who has prepared, conducted and led this process of generational continuity with tenacity, with no attachment to positions or responsibilities, a heightened sense of duty and of the historic moment, with serenity, maturity, confidence, revolutionary firmness, with altruism and modesty, on the basis of his own merits, authority and because Cuba needs him, will be consulted regarding the most important strategic decisions impacting the nation’s destiny.

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A Mambí with his foot always “in the stirrup”

Raul castro cumple

When on July 26, 1953 Raul Castro snatched the pistol wielded by a Batista police chief attempting to take him prisoner in the Santiago de Cuba Court and pointed the gun at his would-be captors, in less than a second he radically changed the course of the history he was living, saving not only his life and those of his comrades, but also a piece of the Revolution that had begun to take shape that very day.

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Cuban solidarity stands the test

Raul Castro Operacion Carlota

Thousands of witnesses and participants could write entire books and spend hours reliving the transcendental moments they experienced over 15 years of combat and effort, displaying true altruism in Quifangondo, Cabinda, Ebo, Sumbe, Cangamba, Cuito Cuanavale, Calueque, hundreds of supply caravans and other works in which more than 370,000 Cubans participated directly or indirectly.

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ALBA-TCP recognizes Raul’s dedication

ALBA TCP

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) paid tribute to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, as he concluded his work as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee. Alliance member countries conveyed their tribute in a communiqué as a “just recognition of a life devoted to the liberation of our peoples, to the struggle for social justice and internationalist solidarity.

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As on the sands of Playa Girón, the Party stands tall and invincible

Canel y Raul congreso PCC

April 19 always dawns with Cuba celebrating the triumph of a heroic country. On this day, David defeated Goliath on the sands of Playa Giron, and 60 years later, the same indomitable people that shed its blood in the Cienaga for the Revolution, adds today, in honor of the date, another legendary victory. With today’s closing of the 8th Party Congress, Cuba offers new lessons. Just as the artillery-armed mercenaries invading along the Bay of Pigs were sent into disarray.

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Wie in Girón, eine aufrechte und unbesiegbare Partei

raul votacion pcc

Es gibt nur eine Verpflichtung: die Revolution zu verteidigen und mit dem Aufbau eines Sozialismus, der immer noch viel verlangt, rasch weiterzumachen, da kein vollständiges Werk vererbt wird, sondern ein vervollkommnungsfähiges Werk, dessen Fortsetzung in Angriff zu nehmen eine Ehre ist Der 19. April bricht in Kuba immer an wie ein Glockenläuten, das den denkwürdigen

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Central Report Resolution approved by Eighth Party Congress

congreso pcc informe

Presided by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and José Ramón Machado Ventura, first and second secretaries of the Central Committee of the Party, respectively, in addition to Political Bureau members Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic, and Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power, the third day of Congress sessions took place today. The event was opened with the words of Comandante en jefe Fidel Castro Ruz, during the Party’s review assembly in Havana.

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Proposed Central Committee candidature presented today

raul votacion pcc

This Sunday afternoon, during the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba’s third day of sessions, in the Havana Convention Center, the draft candidature of Central Committee members will be presented. Delegates will have the opportunity to study the list of proposed candidates, which must be approved and/or amended before being submitted to a vote, the results of which will be announced tomorrow.