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Bolivian President Slams Trump Over Comments on Fidel Castro

© REUTERS / Mike SegarBolivia's President Evo Morales speaks at a news conference after addressing a United Nations General Assembly special session.
Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks at a news conference after addressing a United Nations General Assembly special session. - Sputnik International
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Bolivian President Evo Morales has criticized US President-elect Donald Trump, who had called Cuba's recently deceased long-standing revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a dictator, local media reported.

Cuban and US flags are seen outside the private restaurant La Moneda Cubana in Havana on March 17, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Saturday, Trump called Castro a brutal dictator and vowed to ensure the island nation’s liberty and prosperity in the years ahead.

"Nearly the whole world is mourning and posthumously paying a tribute of respect to Fidel, but the US president-elect and a group of people are celebrating," Morales said Sunday in a comment aired by Hispan TV broadcaster.

The death of the Cuban revolutionary and former president was announced by incumbent Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday. A funeral ceremony has been scheduled for December 4, and will be held at a cemetery in Santiago de Cuba. Cuba has received a flood of condolences from leaders around the world, including from Russian President Vladimir Putin and outgoing US President Barack Obama.

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