Che speaks to the Cuban people in "Radio Rebelde" during the revolution. (1959)
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ORIGINAL TEXT:
"Durante todos los meses... ya son dieciséis los meses que llevamos en la Sierra
Maestra, han venido periodistas de muchas partes del mundo y se han preocupado
de...digamos, la parte anecdótica de esta guerra de guerrillas. Hoy aprovecho la
oportunidad de la visita de un periodista Cubano para dar al pueblo de Cuba el primer
saludo que tengo oportunidad de dar. Un pueblo que he decidido defender conociéndolo
solamente a través de la acción y el pensamiento de nuestro jefe, Fidel Castro."
TRANSLATION:
"Throughout all the months...we've already been here at Sierra Maestra for
sixteen months...many journalists from all over the world have come here and they have
worried about...the anecdotal part, so to speak, of this "guerrilla" war. Today,
I seize the opportunity of a visiting Cuban journalist to send the first greeting that I
have the chance to send to Cuba's people. A people that I've decided to defend knowing
them only through the thought and action of our chief, Fidel Castro."