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Guinea Bissau decorates President
Fidel Castro
BY ARNALDO MUSA—Granma daily—
THE Amilcar Cabral Medal, the
highest distinction of the Republic of Guinea
Bissau, has been awarded to Fidel Castro, president
of the Councils of State and Ministers, by the
government of that nation and, in particular, by its
president, General Joao Bernardo Vieira, in
recognition of Cuban solidarity with and
contributions to that African country.
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Cuban Vice President Esteban
Lazo receives the medal.
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The decoration was received last
night by Esteban Lazo, vice president of the Council
of State and a member of the Political Bureau of the
Communist Party, from the hands of the Prime
Minister of Guinea Bissau, Aristides Gomes, who is
on an official visit to our country.
The prime minister affirmed that
Fidel’s influence and action are perennial in the
contemporary political firmament and, on wishing him
a prompt recovery, expressed his certainty that the
Cuban leader’s illness is a battle that he will win.
Antonio Isaac Monteiro, minister
of foreign business, international cooperation and
communities of Guinea Bissau, who read out the
presidential decree awarding the decoration, also
highlighted his country’s admiration for the life
and work of the Cuban leader.
In response, Lazo said that the
distinction would delight all Cubans because, by
recognizing Fidel’s significant role from the
beginning of the struggle for Guinea-Bissau’s
independence, it also pays tribute to the Cuban
combatants who fought in that land, where nine of
them lost their lives fulfilling their sacred
internationalist duty.
He noted that the award also
reflects the hundreds of Cuban volunteers in health,
education and other sectors, who are sharing what
they have with their brothers and sisters in that
African nation.
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