“The truth about Cuba and the Revolution is in its pages, in several languages. Congratulations to its staff, always standing strong and fighting,” he wrote.

In January 1966, Havana hosted the First Conference of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, known as the Tricontinental Conference.

Just four months earlier, in October 1965, Fidel Castro Ruz had announced the creation of the Granma newspaper, the official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

The Cuban capital hosted the Tricontinental Conference, and Granma was there with a special edition in Spanish, English, and French, intended for the participants: members of political and social organizations convened for that gathering of the peoples.

Today, Granma International circulates in some twenty countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. It has been reprinted in Germany, Argentina, and Brazil. Nationally, it is distributed to entities such as ministries, business groups, and hotels.

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