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201001
Sat, 08/13/2011 - 08:18
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Leader of Cuban revolution Fidel Castro turns 85
HAVANA, August 13 (Itar-Tass) -- The legendary Cuban revolutionary
leader, Fidel Castro, today is celebrating his 85th anniversary. He has
long left all senior positions, however, contrary to predictions by its
ill-wishers, Cuba has not turned off the path of building socialism. Under
the guidance Raul Castro, who became the new head of state, the Liberty
Island has launched social and economic reforms that look the most
extensive ones over the past decade with the aim to upgrade the Cuban
model and preserve the gains of the revolution.
For four years (from 2006 to 2010) Fidel Castro led a bitter struggle
with a serious illness. However, staying all the time "a firm soldier of
ideas", he regularly commented on the most pressing topics of
international and regional agenda in his newspaper column called
Reflections. Last summer, Castro to the delight of his many supporters,
was "back in service" - he began to take an active part in various
activities in Cuba again, to hold meetings with representatives of
intellectual, scientific and social circles, focusing on global issues,
including the threat of nuclear war. He even spoke at an extraordinary
meeting of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) of the
country and made a speech in front of a crowd of several thousand students
outside the University of Havana.
This year his activities are not so noticeable. Last time he appeared
in public in mid-April at the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
The delegates to that forum, the first over nearly 14 years, appointed to
the post of First Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, which had
formerly belonged to Fidel Castro, his younger brother, Raul. "Fidel will
be Fidel, and to occupy the highest place in the present and future
history of the Cuban people he does not need any position," the new head
of the Communist Party said.
Since the beginning of this summer the leader of the Cuban Revolution
has published only one article in his Reflections column. It was entirely
devoted to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who continues to struggle
with cancer and is undergoing treatment in Cuba. Fidel Castro explained
his long silence by the need to "pay attention to other matters which are
of paramount importance." He said that Chavez had just had "a decisive
battle" with the disease, which "will lead him and Venezuela to a great
victory."
The birthdays of senior officials in Cuba are traditionally marked
without pomp. This time the central event in the overall series of
cultural events timed for Castro's anniversary will be a three-hour
concert called Serenade of Loyalty (Serenata de la Fidelidad) at Havana's Karl Marx Theater on Saturday morning. The concert will feature more than
twenty well-known Cuban and foreign performing artists, including
world-famous singer Omara Portuondo.
leader, Fidel Castro, today is celebrating his 85th anniversary. He has
long left all senior positions, however, contrary to predictions by its
ill-wishers, Cuba has not turned off the path of building socialism. Under
the guidance Raul Castro, who became the new head of state, the Liberty
Island has launched social and economic reforms that look the most
extensive ones over the past decade with the aim to upgrade the Cuban
model and preserve the gains of the revolution.
For four years (from 2006 to 2010) Fidel Castro led a bitter struggle
with a serious illness. However, staying all the time "a firm soldier of
ideas", he regularly commented on the most pressing topics of
international and regional agenda in his newspaper column called
Reflections. Last summer, Castro to the delight of his many supporters,
was "back in service" - he began to take an active part in various
activities in Cuba again, to hold meetings with representatives of
intellectual, scientific and social circles, focusing on global issues,
including the threat of nuclear war. He even spoke at an extraordinary
meeting of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) of the
country and made a speech in front of a crowd of several thousand students
outside the University of Havana.
This year his activities are not so noticeable. Last time he appeared
in public in mid-April at the 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
The delegates to that forum, the first over nearly 14 years, appointed to
the post of First Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, which had
formerly belonged to Fidel Castro, his younger brother, Raul. "Fidel will
be Fidel, and to occupy the highest place in the present and future
history of the Cuban people he does not need any position," the new head
of the Communist Party said.
Since the beginning of this summer the leader of the Cuban Revolution
has published only one article in his Reflections column. It was entirely
devoted to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who continues to struggle
with cancer and is undergoing treatment in Cuba. Fidel Castro explained
his long silence by the need to "pay attention to other matters which are
of paramount importance." He said that Chavez had just had "a decisive
battle" with the disease, which "will lead him and Venezuela to a great
victory."
The birthdays of senior officials in Cuba are traditionally marked
without pomp. This time the central event in the overall series of
cultural events timed for Castro's anniversary will be a three-hour
concert called Serenade of Loyalty (Serenata de la Fidelidad) at Havana's Karl Marx Theater on Saturday morning. The concert will feature more than
twenty well-known Cuban and foreign performing artists, including
world-famous singer Omara Portuondo.
