Fidel Castro on his 100th birthday: the man who stood up to the U.S.

A pivotal figure in international politics would have turned 100 this August 13th. This is the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz. He was born in 1926 in Biran, Cuba, and died in Havana on November 25th, 2016, at the age of 90, RT in Spanish reported.

The publication acknowledges that Fidel Castro left a fundamental legacy. For the class struggle, the vindication of Latin American and Caribbean sovereignty, and the dignity of its peoples. Whom he always called upon not to fear and to stand up to the systematic and continuous interference of various U.S. administrations.

It reaffirms that although almost 10 years have passed since the death of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. His voice, his anti-imperialist stance, his revolutionary doctrine, his struggles to uphold Cuba’s independence and sovereignty. The battles to maintain his political and social model, and even to save his own life from nearly 700 assassination and seditious plots by the CIA, remain relevant and current. Emboldened by what appears to be a new era marked by a regional resurgence of the extreme right, fascism, and a policy of subservience.

Although his death was celebrated by his detractors, especially in Miami, USA. The news of his passing highlighted the importance of his political struggle and the legacy he sowed in Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions of the world. Where Fidel and the Cuban people brought solidarity. Such as the Cuban medical brigades, the principles of his revolutionary, humanitarian, and social ideals. And each of the achievements of Cuban athletes in top-level international competitions.

Remember that Fidel, who, along with his compatriots and guerrilla comrades, defeated the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Then a key US ally, on January 1st, 1959, governed Cuba. As prime minister and president from 1959 until 2008. In 2006, he announced his retirement from power. In 2008, the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba elected his younger brother Raúl as president of the country.

It also states that Washington has not forgiven the island for remaining independent and sovereign. Therefore, it has implemented a campaign of attrition. Focused on its economic and commercial blockade to push Cubans to the brink of hardship. A policy that Havana has described as “the longest genocide in history.” But which, despite its radical nature, has not been able to overcome Cuba’s will.

The publication adds that the Cuban leader made a significant contribution to peace efforts in Colombia. It was also an inspiration to the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, in Venezuela. A pioneer in the rise of leftist forces in Latin America and the Caribbean. Which led the region to become a symbol of self-determination and dignity. In the face of the rhetoric of imperial domination that the U.S. seeks to impose.

With information from RT in Spanish

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