13 August 2010
The SACP expresses its best wishes to the Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz, the General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) on the occasion of his 84th birthday.
Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz on August 13, 1926, near Birán in Cuba`s eastern Oriente province, he was from a young age intellectually gifted also participated in sports. He attended El Colegio de Belen and pitched for the school`s baseball team. After his graduation in late 1945, Castro entered law school at the University of Havana and became immersed in the political climate of Cuban nationalism, anti-imperialism, and socialism.
Cuba and the Cuban Revolution, as espoused and personified in Commandante Fidel, continues to be a inspiration to many progressives world-over - those fighting for justice, peace, equality and for socialism!
These are 84 years of commitment to the course of socialism as well as dedication to the course of the poor, the marginalised and the downtrodden of the world!
The SACP extends its best wishes for good health and wellbeing of Commandante Fidel Castro on the occasion of his 84th birthday!
Issued by the SACP
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Malesela Maleka
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