SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA: Cuban President Raul Castro promised Saturday to uphold his brother Fidel's revolution at a massive, final rally in honor of the communist icon before his burial.Tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters recited the pledge with Raul Castro at the Revolution Plaza of Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of Fidel's guerrilla struggle. "We swear to defend the fatherland and socialism," said Castro, who took over when his brother fell ill in 2006."Fidel! "Fidel's supporters are certain that Raul to continue his brother's legacy. He's also my leader," said Nina Rosales Garces, a 77-year-old former guerrilla fighter, adding that whoever succeeds Raul Castro will uphold the revolution. This week's "caravan of freedom" took his ashes on the reverse route.

Source: Economic Times December 04, 2016 04:01 UTC