On the morning of August 13, members of the Cuban diplomatic mission in Zimbabwe paid tribute to Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, on his birthday. The historical Leader, a man of world stature and recognized as one of the most outstanding strategists of all time, was much loved by the peoples of the world and especially in Africa. Robert Mugabe expressed to the Cubans " Fidel was not just your leader. He was our leader and the leader of all revolutionaries. We followed him, listened to him and tried to emulate him."
Today more than ever, we Cubans raise our voices to tell our historical leader Fidel, the Communist Party of Cuba and the President of the Republic, Miquel Díaz-Canel, that our socialist flag will never fall from our hands. The people of Cuba will continue to fight against the mills that try to harm the Revolution. As in the epic of the Moncada, we will turn setbacks into victory and we will continue to denounce until justice is done, the horrendous and genocidal blockade of the US against the island.