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Wole Soyinka Speaks about the Ideas of Fidel Castro

CUBA, February 15, 2007.- Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize laureate for Literature 1986, spoke about the social commitment and sense of justice of Cuban President Fidel Castro at a presentation held on Wednesday at the Cuba 16th International Book Fair.

Soyinka said Fidel's commitment is manifested not only in Cuba's solidarity with Africa in its struggles for independence, but in the island's cooperation to boost the development of those peoples.

He said that hundreds of Nigerians are now saving lives in their country after becoming doctors in Cuba. He added that he was impressed by the great number of people attending the book fair and extolled the organization of the event.

Soyinka underscored the crucial role of culture and said that it could influence the economic strategies of a nation. He defined culture as the human being's regeneration and a way to oppose domination.

The Nigerian playwright, poet, translator and actor also criticized the aggressive policy of world powers that use violence as the only way of dealing with problems. (Cubaminrex-ACN).

 

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