Articles of Raul Castro

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Raúl receives highest state distinction granted by China to friends in other nations

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, on September 29, presented his country’s Friendship Medal awarded to the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz. Miguel Ángel Ramírez, Cuban ambassador to that nation, received the distinction, according to Cubaminrex, in a ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People, where 41 Chinese and international figures were also recognized.

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Raúl and Díaz-Canel receive Evo Morales on his way to New York

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The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Raúl Castro, and President Miguel Díaz-Canel received Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales, Sunday evening, during a stopover in Havana on his way to New York, where he will participate in the high level segment of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, as reported on the Cuban Presidency’s twitter account.

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Raúl and Díaz-Canel congratulate the Democratic Republic of Korea on its 71st anniversary

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The Communist Party of Cuba’s first secretary, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, sent a message of congratulations to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, September 9, on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In his message, Raul reaffirmed the value Cuba gives ties with Pyongyang, based on the special relations shared by their leaders, according to a report on Cubavisión.

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Our heroes and martyrs have not been forgotten

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz honored heroes and martyrs of the Cuban Revolution in Santiago’s Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, on the very day chosen in 1959 to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the good of the nation.

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The demands of the people guide government work

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The Third Period of Ordinary Sessions of the Ninth Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power, that concluded July 13, began the extensive legislative process required to concretize the new Constitution’s stipulations.

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Raúl and Díaz-Canel preside swearing-in of new ambassadors

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, presided the swearing-in ceremony for 27 heads of missions abroad.

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Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel participate in tribute to Cuban hero Máximo Gómez

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THE first Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, Raúl Castro, and President Miguel Díaz-Canel presided the political act and military ceremony commemorating the 114th anniversary of the death of independence hero Máximo Gómez, in Havana.

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Raúl, Díaz-Canel, and Machado receive President of Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and compañeros Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, and Second Party Secretary José Ramón Machado Ventura, on June 7 received Diosdado Cabello Rondón, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly

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We will renounce none of our principles

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Once again, an adverse scenario has been created and again our enemies’ euphoria resurfaces, and they rush to make their dreams of destroying the example of Cuba a reality. This is not the first time, nor the last, that the Cuban Revolution must face challenges and threats. We have faced all dangers and resisted undefeated for 60 years.

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May this Congress discussion lead to greater production and better services

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Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba; Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and of Ministers, and Party Second Secretary José Ramón Machado Ventura, presided during the closing session of the Federation of Cuban Workers 21st Congress.