Thousands of people in the eastern city of
Santiago de Cuba are taking to the streets this morning to pay tribute
to Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida Bosque on Monday as his
mortal remains are being taken to the mausoleum of the historic 3rd
Eastern Front of the Rebel Army in that province for a military burial
ceremony.
According to Granma newspaper, the funeral procession was to begin
at 7:00 a.m. from the military airport of this eastern city.
The route includes the City Hall of Santiago de Cuba, where the
leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, announced the triumph of
the Cuban Revolution on January 1st, 1959.
The private burial ceremony will take place on top of the La
Esperanza hill, where the mausoleum is located and where the mortal
remains of 40 members of the guerrilla detachment of the 3rd Front –
founded on March 6, 1958 – rest.
Cuban Agency News
La Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) es una división de la Agencia de Información Nacional (AIN) de Cuba fundada el 21 de mayo de 1974.
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