On Twitter, the Cuban leader said that after the passing of Harry Belafonte, the United States and the entire world lose an extraordinary artist and human being.
We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends, Díaz-Canel live-tweeted.
Committed to the racial discrimination cause, Belafonte fought –alongside his friend Martin Luther King Jr. – for civil rights in the United States in the early 60s.
The American singer was the first Black person to be allowed to perform in a great number of nightclubs.
A friend of Cuba and its historic leader Fidel Castro, Belafonte was one of the forerunners of solidarities with Cuba.
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