Aleida Guevara admits that it is difficult for a person from the developed world to live in Cuba.

Che's daughter says that Trump must have stolen with both hands to amass his fortune.

Aleida Guevara, hija del Che. © Flickr.
Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che.Photo © Flickr.

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Aleida Guevara March, daughter of the legendary Argentine guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara, acknowledged in an interview in Glasgow that a person from the so-called first world probably could not live on the island, but "if you look at the third world and then look at Cuba, you will see that we have achieved many things."

Guevara, who is a doctor by profession like her father, stated that her country produces many medications, including preventive medicines. According to her, "in the next 30 years, Cuba could become one of the most important scientific centers on the planet."

He described Cubans as very hospitable and brave individuals, who for over 100 years fought for the independence they have today, which "we will defend with every fiber of our being."

Guevara, 56, has been on a tour of Great Britain invited by the Campaign of Solidarity with Cuba, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of her father's death, and was interviewed by the British site iNews.

In his opinion, the government of Cuba is the "only one in the world that says 'no' to the Government of the United States, and will continue to say 'no', whatever the consequences may be."

Regarding Barack Obama's policy towards the island, he pointed out that the Democrat "never told lies". "He is a capitalist and thinks as such. But thanks to being more intelligent, he realized that the US policy towards Cuba was absurd."

Regarding Trump, on the other hand, he has a worse judgment: he is not stupid "but in terms of relating to another population, he is a complete and declared cretin. That is definitely the case."

Regarding a possible second term for the Republican in the White House, she was quick to respond, making hand gestures: "I hope not! But not for us, but for the American people."

The journalist asked her lastly if, as the eldest daughter from the second marriage, she had felt the weight of the responsibility to perpetuate her father's legacy.

"I am a revolutionary woman. I belong to the Communist Party and I am convinced of what I do, so when I talk about my father, I do it with great pleasure. (...) If I can help young people to know him and everything he fought for, I am happy to do so."

This year Guevara March has been in several countries, in addition to Great Britain. In October, he went to Moscow, where he received the medal for the centenary of the Socialist October Revolution, and in September, he visited Switzerland, where he gave a conference about his father at the University of Lausanne.

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