During his nearly 15 public visits to the province of Las Tunas, Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz left indelible marks, some etched in popular memory and others captured in photographs.
Las Tunas, Cuba.– Many of these pictures –most, in fact– are treasured and preserved in the archives of 26 Newspaper, as they were taken for several of its photo reporters, especially Norge Santiesteban Vidal and Ernesto Peña Leyva.
Some of these photographic testimonies are currently on display at the headquarters of the Union of Journalists of Cuba (UPEC)in the province, in celebration of Cuban Press Day and as a tribute to the Leader of the Revolution on the centenary of his birth.
At the opening of the "Fidel and the Las Tunas Press" exhibition Ramiro Segura García, who was the 26 director for over 30 years, highlighted the value of the sample, which includes Fidel Castro's last official visit to the province on July 26, 1997, during the National Commemoration of the 44th anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks.
For his part, Eugenio González Ramos recounted several anecdotes from Fidel Castro's time in the province, such as an incident during a trip to Manatí when the motorcade stopped so the leader could greet a humble farmer returning home with a bunch of plantains.
The unforgettable Commander presided over two July 26th commemorations in the province and toured areas of the Antonio Guiteras sugar mill in Puerto Padre, as well as the Jesús Menéndez, Perú, and Argelia Libre sugar factories, which are currently out of operation.
He also visited the Pepito Tey teacher’s training school, the Caisimú Hill, and the rural areas of San Ramón and Cuarenta Pesos, besides inaugurating the bulk sugar terminal in Puerto Carúpano, the Health Complex, and the 200 T Laminator at the ACINOX Stainless Steel Company.
