Che’s daughter receives international award in India

New Delhi, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Aleida Guevara, daughter of legendary Argentinian-Cuban commander Ernesto Che Guevara, received the KR Gouri Amma International Award in India for her struggle to defend social causes.

January 9, 2023
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presented Aleida with the award, which was named after prominent communist leader Kalathilparambil Raman Gouri, who was one of the distinguished women of the left movement in India.

The jury, chaired by former Education Minister and member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party (Marxist) Mariam Alexander Baby, Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Binoy Viswam, and PC Beenakumari, of the KR Gouri Amma Foundation, highlighted the award winner’s work and activism.

During her stay in India, Aleida Guevara will participate in solidarity meetings with Cuba in several Indian states marking the 63rd anniversary of the relations of friendship, solidarity, and cooperation between the two peoples.

Guevara attended the inauguration of the 13th National Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) held in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, representing the Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC).

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