New York, September 13, 2017. The Mission of Cuba to the United Nations was honored to receive Puerto Rican activist Julio Pabón who presented at its headquarters, before a wide and diverse audience, his book Knockout, Fidel Castro visits South Bronx. Pabón said that the details of the visit made in 1995 by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution to the South Bronx deserved to reach the public.
The book depicts how in October 1995, Fidel came to New York to attend the Summit for the celebration of the United Nations 50th Anniversary. As he was not invited by the then New York mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, to a dinner for the Heads of State and Government, a soirée was organized for him in the South Bronx, locality of the Big Apple with strong presence of the Puerto Rican community and poverty-stricken.
Pabón pointed out that the decision was not due to a political stance, but to the recognition of an injustice to a man whose legacy has been that of a revolutionary leader whose conviction that nothing is impossible when defending just causes has transcended the world.
The book presentation was accompanied by a photography exhibition by the Prensa Latina News Agency dedicated to Fidel Castro.
In addition to the members of the Cuban Mission, permanent representatives and officials of the missions accredited to the United Nations of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Angola, Cape Verde, Bolivia and Palestine attended the presentation. Officials from the UN Department of Decolonization, Cubans working in the international organization, accredited press and a broad representation of the solidarity movement with Cuba also participated.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations