[NYTr] Latin America Honors Che on 40th Annivesary of His Murder

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Cubans Honor Che Guevara 

Havana, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) -- In the mausoleum where the
remains of Ernesto Che Guevara and his Bolivian comrades-in-arms are
buried, Cubans are due to recall Monday the 40th anniversary of his
death.

As part of the tribute on the island and throughout the world to
the Argentinean-Cuban guerrilla fighter, an extensive representation
from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara, on behalf of the
people, will meet in a solemn event.

Among attendees are members from the Rebel Army, as well as relatives
of Che and of those combatants who were part of the internationalist
detachment commanded by him. Che was captured by Bolivian army forces
on October 8, 1967, He was murdered in La Higuera the following day by
order of the US Central Intelligence Agency. 

His courage, modesty, dedication, humanism, integrity and
solidarity have been and inspiration for social movements and
progressive forces of the world in these 40 years. Exhibitions,
lectures, interactive forums, the creation of the Ernesto Che Guevara
Department, a simultaneous chess match, issue of stamps and
presentation of films have been part of the Cubans' homage to his
heroic guerrilla fighter. 

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Raul Castro Presides at Che Ceremony 

Santa Clara, Cuba Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban First Vice President Raul
Castro will lead the central ceremony in commemoration of the 40th
Anniversary of the death in combat of the Argentinean-Cuban guerrilla
Ernesto Che Guevara, in this capital. 

The political-cultural commemoration  will be attended by family of the
fighter who was captured and shot to death forty years ago in the
mountains in Bolivia. There will be also relatives of some of his
comrades-in-arms who also died fighting with him in that Andean nation,
and their mortal remains are still together with their Commander in
this monument where the ceremony will take place.

Memorial activities are happening all over the world to pay tribute
to this great fighter for Latin American liberation. hr/abo/apf/mf

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Che's Legacy Lives on in Cuba's Revolutionary Process

Santa Clara, Cuba, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Commander of the Revolution
Ramiro Valdes said on Monday that Cuba is in a moment of battle in
which the example of guerrilla Ernesto Che Guevara should live. We are
in a time of battle, which should be Che's hpur, said Valdes in an
event, presided over by First Vice President Raul Castro, marking the
40th anniversary of Che Guevara s death in combat. 

The commander said that Cuba has turned into a hotbed of ideas
expressed in each work center and school since the invitation made to
discuss the main problems afflicting Cuban society. 

The reflections of President Fidel Castro and the words of Raul Castro
in his July 26th speech have encouraged a comprehensive exchange in the
heart of the Party, work places, and political, mass, youth, and
student organizations, confirmed Valdes. He considered that such
discussions can contribute to a major understanding of the problems,
and the mass search for solutions. 

Likewise, Valdes suggested the meetings consider the capacity of the
country to generate resources and the blockade on Cuba by the US, which
has caused losses valued at more than $89 billion over the last 48
years. 

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Che Film on TELESUR 

Caracas, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) On occasion Monday of the 40th anniversary of his death, Ernesto Che Guevara's vision of a new man alien to selfishness characterizes actions carried out by thousands of physicians in several countries of the continent. 

   A testimony on this phenomenon is part of the TELESUR documentary
and the Cuban Council of State entitled "El horizonte segun el
Che" (The Horizon According to Che), which includes a tour of six
countries in search of the physician and Latin American revolutionary's legacy. 
 
  The film, whose premiere by the multinational television channel
coincides with the commemoration of Guevara's death, was shot in
Bolivia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela. 
 
  Telesur will broadcast the documentary today at 21:00 hours, and one
hour later in the "Cuando pienso en el Che" program. The "Che hombre de
este mundo" (Che, Man of this World) documentary will be televised on
October 9 at 22:00 hours. 

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