Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Castro says he resigned as first secretary of the PCC when sick

Fidel Castro resigned as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) when he became ill, says own Tuesday the Cuban president in a new article on the tour of the U.S. president, Barack Obama, in Latin America. "I quit without hesitation to all my state and political positions, including that of first secretary of the party, when sick and never tried to exercise after the proclamation of July 31, 2006, or when partly recovered my health more than a year later, although all affectionate title remained that way, "said Fidel Castro.

The Cuban leader, 84, reiterated in his article that remains and will remain, as promised, a "soldier of ideas while I can think or breathe." Formally, the Cuban leader is still considered the first secretary of the PCC (single), which will hold between 16 and 19 April the VI Congress, the first since 1997.

Both Fidel Castro and his brother, President Raul, has been elected as candidates of the CPC Central Committee, the highest management body between congresses and presumably will be outlined in the conclave of April. The Cuban leader referred to his resignation five years ago as first secretary of the PCC in the last of his "Reflections" which focuses on Barack Obama's tour of Latin America and specifically to his recent visit to Chile.

In his speech to Latin America from Santiago de Chile on Monday, Obama referred in particular to Cuba to make an appeal to the countries of the region to support the respect for democracy, human rights and the right of peoples to decide their future. Fidel Castro highlights the "glacial silence" that occurred in the auditorium Obama's reference to "perfidious" Cuba.

"If you turned around a second on his right shoulder (Obama) would be seen as a shadow, the symbol of the Revolution in his powerful rebel island country wanted, but could not destroy," wrote Castro. Noting that he was alluded to by the words of Obama, former Cuban president indicated that he never avoided risks and violated "constitutional principles, ideological or ethical" and regrets not having had more health to continue to serve the Revolution.

Fidel Castro believes Obama has nothing to offer to Latin America, wisely advised and believes "it will come up with enough" during his time in El Salvador because there "weapons and trainers" that country received U.S. government attached "shed much blood."

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