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Exhibition Dedicated
to Marti and Bolivar Opens in Malaysia
Havana, Oct 9 (acn) The
exhibition "Bolivar and Marti: Spirit and Independence of Latin
America" was inaugurated on Monday at the Soka Gakkai Center in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The exhibition includes photos, posters and videos
that will allow the Malaysian people to learn more about Cuban
National Hero Jose Marti and Venezuelan independence leader Simon
Bolivar and also about the history and culture of these two nations
and Latin America, in general.
"This is the first step for the creation of the Bolivar/Marti
cultural center and to show the Malaysian people more about the
lives of these two heroes of Latin American independence," said
Manuel Guzman, the Venezuelan ambassador to the Asian nation.
The inauguration of the exhibition coincided with the 40th
anniversary of the assassination in Bolivia of revolutionary leader
Ernesto Che Guevara.
In this regard, Guzman noted that Guevara gave his life for the
ideals built by Marti and Bolivar.
For his part, the Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Carlos Amores,
praised thee example of Che Guevara and also that of Antonio
Guerrero, Rene Gonzalez, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramón Labañino and
Fernando Gonzalez, five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain
unjustly imprisoned in the United States.
The exhibition will remain open until October 14th.
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