Tag: fidel castro
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Visiting Fidel Castro in Havana – Owei Lakemfa
I never personally met Fidel Castro Ruz, one of the iconic figures of the 20th Century. I only saw him once in the streets of Havana while he drove and the crowds cheered. On November 25, 2016, this African-Latin American ancestor joined the pantheon.
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June 12: Biden, Castro also fell at some points – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has risen to the defense of President Bola Tinubu after he slipped at the Eagles Square in Abuja. Sani noted that many presidents have slipped in the past, citing the examples of US, President, Joe Biden; and former President of Cuba, Fidel Castro.
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The Fidel Castro children are here, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Clara Margarita Pulido Escandell is a 61-year old Cuban who breathes Africa. When I first met her and she discovered I had a trade union background, she enquired about the African Labour leader, Alhaji Hassan Sunmonu the founding President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. Sunmonu had spoken at the university in…
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A harvest of ideas: Fidel Castro at 94, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Fidel Castro, the humanist, revolutionary and romantic legend Cuba gave the world, was 94 on Thursday, August 13. The Nigeria-based Amilcar Cabral Ideological School (ACIS) held a virtual international conference to mark the posthumous birthday of a man who dedicated his life to the emancipation of human beings from hunger, disease, oppression…
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Fidel Castro, the venality of power and the lessons of history
By Francis Ikhianosime “I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favourable presumption that they did no wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the…
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Cuba to continue cause of Fidel Castro, president says
Cuban President Raul Castro has pledged on Tuesday that the Cuban people will continue the cause of the late revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, who passed away late Friday at the age of 90. Raul Castro, 85, made a speech at a massive rally and a state funeral to pay homage to Fidel Castro at the…