The Exam of Revolutionary Life.
Juan Almeida Bosque ( 1927 -2009)
It’s incredible, but…real scene:
http://www.visiontunera.icrt.cu/nacionales/almeida%20ejemplo%20de%20humildad.htm
The text was firstly publicated in Polish here :
Date of 11 September is as well, the day of the anniversary of the coup d’etat, which has laid the Pinochet dictatorship after episode of democracy personalized with Allende, or WTC attack, which still involves more confusion than absolutely unambiguous facts.
This day, from another hand, will be already 133th anniversary of birth of the Polish revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky, who was a friend of Vladimir Lenin, contributor of October 1917, the and the builder of the economy of post-revolutionary Russia, as a Head of the Highest Soviet of National Economy ( WSNCh ).
But for Cuban Nation, and for internationalists, including Polish leftists, it will be date of the death of Great Human and Revolutionary.
On Saturday, 11 September 2009 at 23:30 Juan Almeida Bosque died. The Cuban Government announced Sunday day of mourning National. He left almost at the same time, his great friend Fidel Castro Ruz regain strength and health after lasting several years of recovery.
Almeida was 82 years. Probably, for a long time he already was suffering from the heart, but he didn’t used to complain publicly of the pain. He participated to the same end in meetings of the Parliament and other public activities. How he could leave these matters of his life on grounds interferes with the health?
His life, including his last years, didn’t save him for stresses.
Probably without concerns of constantly fuel propaganda, made by collaborating with government of the United States organizations campaign, forcing the enemy sights of the country and a friend, or the betrayal made by his own son only before few months, he still would be alive. However, you can finally say, that he passed successfully exam of his own life, as a man, Communist and faithful friend.
Anyone who didn’t meet Juan Almeida, should view the interview made in 1978 by Santiago Alvarez, also unfortunately dead, proud Cuban led director of thousands documentary films including Now! [ against racist segregation ], anti-imprerialist satire LBJ (1968) and 79 Springs (1969), a poetic tribute to Ho Chi Minh or documentaries about common dificulties of Vietnam’s people life, intensified by war, led by US government.
Juan Almeida Bosque was born in a poor family, which forced him to abandon the school at the age of 11 and and he was employed as a bricklayer. In 1952 by desire of knowledge he became however, the student of Law at the University of Hawana . There just began his ongoing almost 50 years friendship with Fidel Castro, which has resulted in the joining already in March the same year to the led by Castro traffic destined to fight against Battista dictatorship. Almeida participated with Castro, arm to arm, of the road from a failed attack on the Moncada barracks, by being captured in one of the heaviest prisons on Isla del Pinos, as a direct consequence of Moncada and building revolutionary anti – dictatorship movement on emigration in Mexico.
Being after years across for camera of Alvarez, Almeida disclosed, that it was in Mexico, that he first time in his life felt like real Human . In his own country Afro – Cubans, like him were treated by deeply racist society, as a citizen of the worst category, which procedure was supported and forced by the government (although Battista also was a mulate). During his first stay in Mexico, Almeida was shocked, that the first time he no longer suffered in cause of the segregation and reluctant look at each step, that the decision not to place by prohibiting free participation in society.
Almeida was with Fidel and Che on Board „Granma”, the ship which brought Cuba later liberators. He became one of the most important person form of anti imperialist revolution, by having active participation in the fight in the Sierra Maestra, and after victory, he was nominated as a Commander- General of the armed forces with the title of Commander of the revolution. Its merit and rightly put in him faith provide dignity which he held. He was permanently chosen as a member of the Political Bureau, the Central Committee of the Communist Party and elected as the Vice President of Cuba.
But Almeida didn’t close himself only in country or world policy. As he mentioned to Alvarez in the aforementioned document, just before the revolution he was excited with poetry and music, but not able to meet their artistic dreams. The revolutionary change in his country, gave him the opportunity to develop talent – he wrote poetry and music in particular, as he emphasized, especially expressing feelings – he was inspired to write a first song by the deep feeling for woman, which became after then his wife. He wrote many songs, which would be crowned by recording his own albums. Some of composed by him songs, like La Lupe and Dame un traguito were popular in Cuba for many years. In addition to composing music and singing poetry also he was also writing numerous books, among which are such titles as Military prison [military prison], Exile and Disembarkation. He participated with benevolence in more recordings with documentaries on its country and comrades, by sharing his incredible knowledge.
Dawid Jakubowski
dawidfidel@gmail.com
Memory of Juan Almeida -The great man
In cause of death on Friday 11 September Juan Almeida Bosque- Deputy President of Cuba and Member of the political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba, 3 person delegation the Warsaw circle of the Communist Party of Poland ( KPP ) and KMP visited Cuban Embassy and wrote to the condolence book:
We, the Polish Communists, were able to join to the Government and the entire nation of Cuban in pain after a huge loss, which they suffer. Juan Almeida desired the world without artificial divisions, in which the highest value would be right to happiness for each Human of the world and he devoted for this purpose all his life.
He left as a good and valuable man, and we will miss him. He will always remain in the hearts of the fighters for better world. Glory of His memory!
Warsaw, 16 September 2009
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