Fidel Castro Honors Vilma Espin on Her Birthday Anniversary

The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, paid tribute this April 7, in a school in Havana, to revolutionary fighter, Vilma Espin, on the 86^th anniversary of her birth, said a report of the Cuban television

According to the report, Fidel Castro reminded the late heroine accompanied by students and teachers of daycares, primary schools, and professors from the educational complex, located in the municipality of Playa, which was named after her.

“I am sure that on a day like today, Vilma would be very happy,” the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution said.

“She would be seeing why she sacrificed her life, why those who die struggling for the Revolution leave energy along the way, leave strength, and struggle for this,” he added

Fidel, who will celebrate his 90th birthday in August, could be seen in the television broadcast spiritedly greeting the children and teachers, and discussing issues related to education, health and nutrition.

“Those of us who are here consider being in this school today a privilege, since this type of school is getting close to a kind of dream. I was trying to remember if I had known of a place where a school like this one existed. Such a place doesn’t appear,” Fidel said.

Boris Fuentes, the Cuban television journalist covering the event, reported that Fidel emphasized the school’s experience and its utility for rural areas.

Currently attending the Vilma Espín School are preschool and elementary children, while a middle school program is to be initiated next September.

The educational center was inaugurated April 9, 2013, with two classroom buildings, a library, as well as computer lab, and is staffed by a total of 43 individuals including teachers, assistants and service workers.