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March 12, 2013

Fidel Castro: Cuba Has Lost "Best Friend" with Death of Chavez 
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Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has issued his first remarks on the
death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez. In a newspaper column Monday,
Castro said Cuba had lost its "best friend." He wrote: "I should say to
the people of Latin America and to all peoples of the world who, during
the last 50 years, have been victims of exploitation and looting: That
was Hugo Chávez's fight. I don't think he even realized how big he was.
Until victory always, my unforgettable friend," Castro wrote.

 

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