Nicolás Maduro leads tributes to Hugo Chávez ten years after his death

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he is still in ussaid one of the thousands of people who visited yesterday the old Caracas barracks where the remains of former President Hugo Chávez rest to honor his memory on the tenth anniversary of his death.

Transformed into a kind of sanctuary, the Cuartel de la Montaña 4F, where Chávez’s tomb is located, was opened to the public to allow entry to all those who wanted to pay tribute to the creator of the bolivarian revolution.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro led a meeting to celebrate the permanent legacy Chávez together with the former Cuban president Raúl Castro, the rulers of Bolivia, Luis Arce, and Honduras, Xiomara Castro; the former presidents of Bolivia, Evo Morales, of Honduras Manuel Zelaya and of Ecuador Rafael Correa; the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, that of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, and the Nicaraguan ruler, Daniel Ortega.

Ten years later and there has been no absence, there has been a permanent presence of his ideal and the sworn commitment to advance in the construction of the independent, sovereign and socialist homelandcelebrated Maduro, who at the same time received recognition from his counterparts present for resist in the face of US economic sanctions.

We have also witnessed the leadership of Maduro to continue the work of Chávez and his ability to resist and win, in that battle Cuba was and will be at the side of his people, Nicolás (…) that is our tribute to Chávez, accompany him and follow him alwaysCastro indicated in a brief intervention.

For his part, Arce opted to continue the legacy of the integration achieved by the commander with the creation of South American institutions such as the Bank of the South and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America. He said that Chavez It has opened our eyes that building a new society is possible, that revolutionaries and socialists are not an invention but a reality..

Morales tweeted: our brother commander Hugo Chávez passed into immortality on a day like today 10 years ago. In addition to recovering for the Venezuelan people the oil looted by the United States, he refounded Venezuela and strengthened the integration of Latin America. His conviction is the strength of the revolution.

The late president was honored with floral offerings, concerts and forums on his life and his work as a leader since last Friday, when the commemorative events began. Morales and Correa also went to the Cuartel de la Montaña.

To say Chávez, is to say love, loyalty and victory! 10 years after its planting, the people transformed pain into strength, to continue mobilizing in the streets, fighting daily for the defense of the homeland and to consolidate the Bolivarian project that they dreamed of.Maduro tweeted.

Chávez ruled Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013 and in the midst of a battle with cancer he asked his followers to support his successor.

Maduro assumed power three days after Chávez’s death was announced, and was then elected on April 14 of that year.

In 2018 he was re-elected, and the opposition, without evidence, denounced a fraud and appointed president in charge, to Juan Guaidó, a designation without constitutional value, which was recognized by the United States and some 50 nations. Last January the opposition eliminated the figure of the interim government as Guaidó failed to take power and international support was diluted.

Some point out that, like Chávez, Maduro has been the target of many attacks.

He has continued there in front despite all the adversitiescommented Rosaris Iztúriz, 43, a worker at the state-owned Hidrocapital, according to the Afp agency.

Diaz-Canel’s message

From Havana, the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, tweeted: Our America lost Bolívar and Fidel (Castro) for the second time, and Cuba lost its best friend. It’s been a decade and it hurts the same.

Diosdado Cabello, vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which Chávez founded, highlighted his spirituality, his humanity and his love.

The PSUV stated in a statement that the miracle started by the late president in 1999 it continues to materialize con a president made people.

The anniversary was commemorated in Caracas with the confluence of several marches towards the Cuartel de la Montaña, the scene of Chávez’s first attempt to come to power in his coup against the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1992.

Thousands came with flowers, flags and portraits of the deceased president. Chávez lives, the country continues!they shouted excitedly.

Luisa Adrián, who was lining up with her family to enter the barracks, told the Afp agency: He was the best, a commander, a chief, a wonderful leader with his people, he taught us a lot, he left us so many things that 10, 20 years can go by and you still feel it. The legacy must be transmitted to the new generations. That’s why I’m here with my two and a half year old grandson..

From the first hour there were fireworks and cannon salutes in the place. That’s where Chávez’s family met.

The head of government of the Capital District (Caracas), Nahum Fernández, asserted that the citizens who attended the tribute yesterday did so with the intention of ratify the commitment to the futureBesides that They will not be able to with this town, we will continue fighting. It is a day to reflect on the political project, a day to think about what we are doing and what we have done during these 10 years..

In the morning, a solemn ceremony was held headed by the Minister for Planning, Ricardo Menéndez, a ceremony that was also attended by political and social representatives from Latin America.

Adán Chávez, brother of the deceased commander, pointed out yesterday that the best way to honor the legacy of the leader of the Bolivarian revolution is building unity; with unity we will be invincible.

Fuente: Afp, Europa Press y Xinhua