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Funeral service for Army Corps
General Sixto Batista Santana
Floral wreaths from the historic leader of the
Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz, and President Raúl
Castro Ruz were placed alongside the urn bearing the
ashes of Army Corps General Sixto Batista Santana.
During the funeral ceremony, held June 30 in
Havana’s Colón Cemetery, Army Corps General Ramón
Espinosa Martín, deputy minister of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) said that the death
of Sixto Batista has moved many, “given his
spotless, brilliant record of service to the
homeland and because he was a person who easily won
the affection of those who knew him.”
“Facing an illness, we saw him making a great effort
to contribute to the Revolution, with the same
attitude and dedication for which he was always
known,” Espinosa Martín said.
Also
in attendance to pay their respects were Ulises
Rosales del Toro, a Council of Ministers vice
president; General Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, minister
of the Interior; Leopoldo Cintra Frías, FAR
minister; Party leaders; and family members.
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