Cuban President pays tribute to Fidel

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Dec 4 (acn) Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, paid tribute to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, at Santa Ifigenia cemetery, in this city.
The ceremony was also attended by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, among other high leaders of the Cuban Revolution.
After placing white roses before Fidel´s tomb, they paid a similar tribute to Jose Marti, Cuba´s National Hero; Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Father of the Homeland; and Mariana Grajales, Mother of all Cubans.
The people of Santiago, on behalf of all Cubans, will arrive soon to show their love, respect and admiration for the main architect of the Cuban Revolution on the first anniversary of his death, after marching on pilgrimage to this sacred cemetery.