In what appeared to be a farewell address to his Communist comrades, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said Tuesday in a trembling voice: “Everyone’s time comes but the Communist Cuban ideas will endure.”
The parting words were delivered at the closing session of Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), a gathering that serves as a sounding board for proposed economic and social guidelines for the nation.
Castro, who turns 90 in August, told some 1,000 delegates and nearly 300 guests at Havana’s Convention Center that “perhaps this will be one of the last times I speak in this room.” He also thanked them for the invitation and for giving him the honor of listening to the proceedings.
“I congratulate all of you and first, and foremost, comrad Raúl Castro for his magnificent effort,” the elder Castro said as television cameras panned across the room, caputuring the faces of crying women.
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