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Caracas. – On September 10, social movements from over 190 countries converged in Caracas, Venezuela, for the world anti-fascist congress.
The World Congress against Fascism, neo-fascism and other similar expressions was then inaugurated in Caracas.
A number of countries from Africa, including Namibia attended the congress.
The late Namibian president Hage Geingob was honoured with a decoration of Liberators of Venezuela in its first class.
Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro presented the honour to former President Geingob’s daughter, Nangula Geingos, who attended the congress.
“If the elites of the West hate Bolivar, hate Chavez and would like to colonise us, something they have not been able to do and never will be able to do, in Africa they love us and we love Africa,” said President Maduro.
In her acceptance speech, Geingos said: “Today I am filled with so much pride and so much love for the people of Venezuela, who saw it fit to accord my father this great honour and distinction.
“On behalf of the entire Geingob family and on behalf of the entire SWAPO party of Namibia, oye!
“On behalf of the people of Namibia, I would like to say thank you to His Excellency, the freely and fairly re-elected president of Venezuela.
“I feel like a daughter of Venezuela. I was not afraid to come here,” Geingos said.
She also praised Venezuelan Ambassador to Namibia and Zimbabwe, Magaly Henriquez, for the role she is playing in furthering relations between Venezuela and Africa.
In her opening speech, Venezuela’s Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, said humanity is facing “one of the cruelest threats, which is the global fascist network . . . and I call it the international cartel of fascism.”
“We must unite as one mind, as one soul to fight and not allow fascism to extend its tentacles on this planet, because it is the worst threat humanity faces today.”
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil said the anti-fascism congress was held “on a date of great significance, which commemorates, remembers, and pays tribute to the Latin American martyrs who fought against fascism.”
He recalled the September 11, 1973 “unpleasant, monstrous coup d’état against Chile’s President Salvador Allende”. – Herald Reporter/ alba.tcp.org
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