Maneiro commented in Nicolas Guillen hall at Morro-Cabaña Military Historical Park that Commander Chavez, considered “Cuba’s best friend,” worked tirelessly for the unity of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and his influence still endures.

For the diplomat, the date has an important significance in Venezuelan history, as this day also marks the first anniversary of President Nicolas Maduro’s reelection as the legitimate president of his country.

In the presence of political and government representatives from Cuba and Venezuela, the Bolivarian ambassador insisted that the results of the July 27 elections were a great gift.

The Great Patriotic Pole, led by Maduro, won 285 of 335 mayors’ offices of the South American country. He also condemned the United States government’s hostility toward the Bolivarian Revolution and the geopolitics of the White House, which he accused of attempting to overthrow the governments of Cuba and Nicaragua.

Chavez’s origins, his political training, and his friendship with the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, were some leading issues addressed at the meeting, in which Cuban historian Ernesto Limia Diaz also acted as a speaker.

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