Venezuela, Bolivia,
Nicaragua Congratulate
Cuba On 50th Anniversary
of Revolution
Venezuela, Bolivia and
Nicaragua on Thursday
congratulated Cuba on
the 50th anniversary of
its socialist
revolution.
The Cuban Revolution was
the "mother" of all
Latin American freedom
movements and the
vanguard of people's
pursuit for dignity in
the continent,
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez said in
Caracas.
The Venezuelan
government said in a
statement Cuba had set
an example for people
seeking dignity, and had
won the admiration and
appreciation of Latin
Americans.
The victory is
inseparable from the
resolution, courage,
dignity and resistance
of the Cuban people, and
it had brought hope to
people in Latin America,
the statement said.
Bolivian President Evo
Morales said at a press
conference on Thursday
the Cuban people freed
themselves from U.S.
rule 50 years ago, which
contributed to people's
liberation in the world.
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega in a
message broadcast by the
country's official radio
station, La Nueva Radio
Ya, warmly congratulated
the Cuban leaders.
The Cuban Revolution was
led by Fidel Castro and
the legendary Argentine
Ernesto "Che" Guevara,
which overthrew the
dictatorial government
of President General
Fulgencio Batista on
Jan. 1, 1959 and
proclaimed the triumph
of the socialist forces
on the island.
In July, 2006, Castro
withdrew from public
life due to health
problems. He officially
resigned on Feb. 24,
2008 and handed over
power to Raul Castro.
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