Bayamo, Cuba__ A floral wreath in posthumous tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro was placed yesterday in the monument that remembers the baptism of fire of the expeditionaries of the Yacht Granma in Alegria de Pio, commemorating the 60 anniversary of that action, Radio Reloj publishes.

Juan Francisco Cabrera, municipal director of Heritage, recalled that the Granma fighters led by Fidel rested on the edge of a reedbed when they were surprised by the tyranny forces, action in will the expeditionaries Oscar Rodriguez, Humberto Lamothe and Israel Cabrera died.

He pointed out that with the help of peasants and other collaborators, 13 days later, a small group of survivors among them, Fidel, Raúl and Almeida, got together in the mountain area of Cinco Palmas.

In Alegría de Pío, the sugar workers of Niquero set their commitments and announced that this week they will begin the sugar harvest, which they dedicate to the Commander in Chief.

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