HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 16 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, paid tribute today to Ruben Martinez Villena, on the 90th anniversary of his death.
Because in only 35 years of life he left an admirable political and literary legacy; for his exemplary communist militancy and his tireless work in education and popular mobilization, Ruben Martinez Villena deserves our most heartfelt tribute, the president said.
Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power, evoked the legacy of the young man of deep convictions, revolutionary and anti-imperialist practice.
On the occasion, Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of Cuba, described Villena as the poet of “La pupila insomne”, a symbol of patriotism and loyalty to Cuba, leader of the workers’ and communist movement.
Roberto Morales Ojeda,