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| Tanzanian Vice President Pays Tribute to Ernesto Che Guevara |
| 2008-08-15 |
| HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 8 (acn) Tanzanian Vice President Alà Mohammed Shein paid tribute to Ernesto Che Guevara, placing a wreath at the pantheon to Cuban internationalists in Havana's Cristobal Colon Cemetery. In press statements, the African leader spoke about the role played by Che in the struggles for independence in Africa, where many Cubans died and demonstrated their bravery in their fight against apartheid, under the guidance of Cuban leader Fidel Castro. He said that his visit to Havana, which began on Wednesday, will help strengthen relations between the two countries that date back more than four decades, and added that it is a prelude to the Cuba-Tanzania Intergovernmental Joint Commission, to be held in Havana during the last two weeks of September. Mohammed Shein highlighted Cuba's cooperation with his country where 22 Cuban doctors are presently offering their services and 2 teachers are working with the Yes I Can literacy program. The physicians also give classes at Zanzibar's School of Medicine. During the ceremony, the distinguished guest was accompanied by a representative from the Cuban Foreign Ministry's Department of Sub-Saharan Africa, Ivan Mora, and by the deputy director of the provincial office of the combatants Juan Carlos Gisbert. Ali Mohammed Shein is on an official visit to Cuba, following an invitation by Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo; he will stay on the island until August 10. Cuba and Tanzania established diplomatic relations in 1962 and maintain close links of friendship and cooperation. More than 300,000 consultations and 5,227 surgeries have been performed and 7,028 lives have been saved by way of the Integral Health Program in the sister African nation. One hundred and ninety-nine students from Tanzania have graduated in Cuba. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 "the Yes I Can literacy program" Shades of Obama, in an article full of socialists too. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-08-15 16:11 |
| #1 And after...free t-shirts for everybody! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-15 15:45 |