A representation from the Cuban Embassy, led by the Ambassador Pedro Luis Despaigne González, attended the Commemorative Day in honor of the 53rd Anniversary of Commander Che Guevara's fall in combat, organized by the Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG).
The Cuban Ambassador delivered a lecture on Che's life and work, in which he addressed a set of issues related to his fruitful life and the validity of his ideas. Among the aspects addressed are: his self-taught Marxist-Leninist training, and the impact of his travels as a recently graduated doctor on his awareness of the reality of Latin America; his relationship in Mexico with the Cuban revolutionaries, and his links with Fidel; the role he played in the armed struggle against the dictatorship, and the multiple responsibilities carried out after the triumph of the Revolution on January 1st, 1959.
The Cuban diplomat also highlighted Che's special relationship with the African National Liberation Movement, and its leaders. He emphasized in his visit to Ghana in January 1965, when he had the possibility to exchange ideas with the President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, as well as to visit the development projects that were being implemented, like the Akosombo dam and the Accra-Tema motorway. In his words, the Ambassador emphasized the validity of Che's ideology and how it inspired the Cuban internationalist combatants, and as today the example of the revolutionary guerrilla is present in the Cuban health personnel who contribute in many countries of the world in the confrontation with the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the Cuban people who continue to resist more than six decades of fierce blockade. He also thanked the SFG for its proven solidarity with Cuba.
The SFG Secretary General, who served as moderator, emphasized the need to educate new generations in the example and liberating national ideology of Che and Dr. Nkrumah, and again highlighted the responsibility of the CIA in the assassination of Che and in the overthrow of the government of Dr. Nkrumah. He reaffirmed the need to continue supporting Cuba in its battle against the blockade. That statement of solidarity was ratified by Professor Albie Walls, leader of the Revolutionary Party of All the Peoples of Africa (A-APRP).
The Ambassadors of Palestine, Namibia and Mali; the Chargé d'Affaires of the SADR, and the Political Counselor of the Angolan Embassy thanked Cuba for the solidarity with their respective countries, and emphasized the need to continue studying Che's thought for what it represents today for the peoples' struggle.
Among the various friends from Cuba who gathered on the afternoon of October 8, were also Dr. Thomas Winsum Anabah, a Ghanaian doctor graduated in Cuba; and the famous musician, Amanzeba Nat Yaw, who also expressed words of praise for the Heroic Guerrilla fighter.
The tribute was broadcast live to 32 countries on the Pan African TV Channel, it was also covered by journalists from the Ghanaian Times newspaper, and the Metro TV Channel. (EmbaCubaGhana)