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The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, met in Havana with former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, who is currently visiting Cuba. The Uruguayan leader took part in the recent international conference "For All and for the Good of All," dedicated to Cuba's National Hero Jose Marti.
President of Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, arrived in Paris for a state visit to the French Republic, at the invitation of the French president, Francois Hollande.
The head of state is leading a delegation made up of Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, vice president of the Council of Ministers, and Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, ministers of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, respectively.
Cuban President, Raul Castro, will pay an official visit to France on February 1- 2, complying with an invitation from his French counter part, Francois Hollande, Deputy Foreign Minister, Rogelio Sierra, said.
In statements to the press at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sierra stated that the trip to Paris -announced by the Cuban president on Dec. 29 at the Cuban parliament- confirms the excellent state of bilateral relations and political dialogue at the highest level.
Award ceremony for the International UNESCO/Jose Marti Prize will be held in Havana at the end of this month.
The ceremony will take place during the Second International Conference "With All and for the Good of All" from January 25-28.
The film, which premiered in this city January 10, was produced by Mundo Latino, with script by Servando Valdés and directed by Ariel Prieto-Solís, and presents an accurate, inspiring recollection of the life and work of one of the nation’s most outstanding figures.
The documentary presents the mischievous child, the sober adolescent and the bold, intelligent woman, capable of disguising herself to trick the dictatorship’s soldiers and hiding in a field of spiny marabou to evade them.
The entrance to this capital of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, with the Caravan for Freedom, will be evoked today after 57 years of that historical event.
Authorities, as it is traditional, organized a symbolic tour in which young students and workers from different sectors are involved.
The Commander in Chief arrived in Havana on January 8, 1959 in tanks and other armored vehicles that were occupied to the ousted Army by dictator Fulgencio Batista.
With the gala performance "Triptico Clasico", The National Ballet of Cuba will celebrate today the anniversary 57th of the triumph of the Revolution and the reopening of the Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso.
The first act of Giselle, the second act of The Lake of Swans and the third act of Coppelia are part of the program offered by the company, founded in Cuba by prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso along with brothers Fernando and Alberto Alonso in 1948.
The UN Organization for Education, Science and Culture wished Cuba today a happy 57th anniversary of its Revolution.
Eric Falt, Under Secretary General of Foreign Relations of Unesco addressed a letter to Dulce Buergo, Cuban representative before the UN body, conveying "the warmest wishes" to the authorities and people of Cuba on this occasion that constitutes a reason for pride and celebration.
Cubans celebrate today the 57th anniversary of the triumph of their Revolution, a process that brought a new reality of social justice to the nation.
Over half a century later, the country is undergoing a process of updating of its economic and social model aimed at guaranteeing the continuity and reinforcement of the system adopted for natioonal development under the premise of a prosperous, sustainable Socialism.
Cubans today complete preparations of different activities to mark the 57th anniverssary of the triumph of the Revolution, and celebrate the new year, 2016.
Every year, a traditional military ceremony is held at 12:00am with a 21-gun salute from San Carlos de la Cabaña fortress, at the entrance of the Havana's bay.
Also, on the ocassion of the anniversary, the National Ballet of Cuba (NBC) will perform at Havana Gran Theater Alicia Alonso on January 1, and 3, opening its doors on that date after its restoration.
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