Reappearing by Phone

Reappearing by Phone / Reinaldo Escobar
Posted on April 17, 2015

Reinaldo Escobar, 17 April 2015 — Fidel Castro made another public
appearance, this time speaking by phone Randy Perdomo Garcia, president
of the Federation of University Students (FEU) at the University of
Havana. The meeting took place in the meeting hall of the University of
Oriente in Santiago de Cuba and was witnessed by young Havanans that
make up the so-called Detachment of the 70th anniversary of Fidel's
admission to the University of Havana.

The group of students used their vacation week in April to take a tour
of different places, especially those related to Fidel Castro
personally. They visited his birthplace in Biran, the Moncada Barracks,
the balcony where he proclaimed the triumph of the Revolution, Pico
Turquino and other historic sites, as defined in the official chronicle
as, "Where the commander left a mark of gratitude to patriots who
preceded him."

With the slogan "Fidel In My Heart" on their sweatshirts, every time
they finished visiting a museum, monument or plaza, they ended it by
shouting "Viva Fidel!" over and over. The great surprise – perhaps as a
prize for their loyalty – was receiving a phone call from the historic
leader. From his end of the phone Randy Perdomo Garcia told him what
they had been doing, while the former president asked if they had eaten
well on the tour. National television used subtitles so that the
audience could understand what the old man was saying.

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