Cuba remembers Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known as Che Guevara, and evokes his revolutionary legacy and his emancipatory and anti-imperialist thinking.
On the 58th anniversary of his capture in Bolivia, after fighting in the guerrilla for 11 months, the Cuban people remember the Argentine fighter and his leading role in the history of the Cuban Revolution.
Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, commemorated the Heroic Guerrilla on X and highlighted the relevance of his thinking.
He noted that one of his warnings returns with all its vitality: “Imperialism cannot be trusted, not even a little tiny bit. Nothing.”
For his part, Esteban Lazo, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, emphasized that Che Guevara’s legacy becomes a commitment to continue strengthening the revolutionary work.
In his message, published in X by the Cuban legislature, the president of the Council of State quoted Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro when he said: “If I wanted to find a word synonymous with austerity, integrity, spirit of sacrifice, and ethics, that word would be Che.”
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero stated on the same social network that Ernesto Guevara, present today more than ever, taught us to always be capable of feeling, deep down, any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world.
“Few revolutionaries have left such a profound and universal mark as Che. He is one of our main sources of inspiration and confidence in victory. Always onward to Victory!” wrote Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the PCC Central Committee.
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna was born on June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina, and his connection with Cuba began when he joined the Granma yacht expedition (1956) to launch the armed struggle against the dictatorship in the eastern mountains of the island.
During the war, he rose to the rank of commander and led the Ciro Redondo Column 8, which took the war to the center of the country, precipitating the fall of the tyrant Fulgencio Batista.
After the triumph of the Revolution (January 1, 1959), Che was appointed president of the National Bank, director of the Industrialization Department of the National Agrarian Reform Institute, and minister of industry.
Between 1965 and 1967, Ernesto Guevara fought in the Congo and Bolivia, where he was captured (October 8, 1967) and killed (October 9, 1967) by the Bolivian army, under the orders of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
