WNY 20 de Mayo.MP4

West New York's Mayor celebrates the 20th of May, date of the independence of the island of Cuba from Spain. The guest speaker was Rafael Román Martel, whose message was an homage to Rafael Ibarra Roque, the first Cuban to form a political party in Cuba that wasn't part of the Cuban Communist Party. Mr. Ibarra Roque is serving a 30 year prison term for organizing the first political party in Communist Cuba. The current Cuban Communist system has banned all political currents that deviate from the Communist Dictatorship of the Castro Family. Rafael Román Martel underlines how Cubans outside the island celebrate the 20th of May, never forgetting the ones they left behind, and always focussed on the rebirth of the nation, once Castro's family become a dark passage in Cuba's history. Dr. Felix Roque, a hard working Cuban-American who has been elected mayor of West New York, shares the feelings of all freed Cubans: to have a Cuba freed of Communism. Tthe absence of Congressman Albio Sires is noticeable, who is a native of Cuba, and was present the day before at the swear-in ceremony when Governor Chris Christie, and a handful of local professional politicians were in front of the cameras at the first opportunity. At least 75% of the people present at this event were Cuban ex-political prisoners some of them, like the writer and poet, Jorge Valls, were jailed for 21 years under inhuman conditions. The Cuban-American community thanks Dr. Felix Roque for being present on this very important day for all freedom loving Cubans, and for his words of support for the Cuban Community.

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