Slideshow: Caravan carries Castro’s ashes back along revolution’s victory march
All photos by Andalusia Knoll. Hear/read her accompanying report here.
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- An enthusiastic group of Fidelistas raised their nation’s flag before and after every single speech of the world leaders in attendance. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- Che Guevara is omnipresent, as an iconic figure greeting all who enter the Plaza of the Revolution. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- Thousands of young people filled the Plaza of the Revolution, pledging to dedicate themselves to their studies so that they continue Fidel’s legacy. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- Over twenty world leaders attended the ceremony and as some eulogy speeches dragged on, people found other ways to pass the time. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- Castro’s ashes departed on November 30, 2016 from Havana’s Malecon to retrace the route of the revolution’s 1958 Freedom Caravan victory march towards the capital. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- In Santa Clara, thousands of school children waited in the waking hours of the day to receive the Freedom Caravan. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- Cuba’s universal health care system is one of the best in the world. Medical professionals turned out in large numbers for all of the tribute ceremonies in Cuba. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- People lined the streets holding portraits of Fidel to receive the caravan. Santa Clara played a key role in the revolution when Che Guevara’s troops derailed an armored military train in 1959. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- People waited in Santa Clara’s main plaza to receive Fidel’s ashes and sing the national anthem. In this plaza, Che’s troops waged and won a battle in the Cine Teatro Camilo with General Fulgencio Batista’s troops. To date, the bullet marks can be seen on the building. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
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- Santa Clara is historically a strong bastion of Fidel supporters and emotions ran high among residents as the caravan passed through. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
