Cuban leader Fidel Castro signs a diploma congratulating a Cuban worker for his social involvement.
Nominative recognition diploma where Fidel Castro congratulates Cuban worker Eddy Villa Padilla for having participated in the "University Brigades of Social Work".
Signature of Fidel Castro.
30 cm x 42 cm.
Cuba, July 26, 2001.
Good condition of conservation.
Unique piece.
Cuban revolutionary born in 1926, Fidel Castro (1926 - 2016) overthrew Batista, the US-backed dictator, in 1959. He nationalized industry and established close ties with the Soviet Union. Cuba became a central player in the geopolitics of the Cold War.
After his surgery in 2006, Castro transferred power to his younger brother Raúl Castro but remained First Secretary of the Communist Party. At nearly five decades, Fidel Castro's rule was the longest-ruling non-monarchical regime in history.
This historical document is a direct and concrete testimony to the communist system in which Fidel Castro believed throughout his life and, perhaps, one of the few positive aspects of the ideology: the recognition and congratulations given to workers who participated in community activities. And, of course, Castro's large signature that adds even more value to this piece.
