North Korea Pays Tribute to Anti-Imperialist Friend Fidel
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North Korean flags fly at half-mast Monday, mourning the death of Fidel Castro. Photo: AFP
Both countries joined forces against U.S. imperialism and anti-communist attacks.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is observing a three-day mourning to honor late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who died on Friday at 90 years old.
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Fidel "made distinguished contributions to accomplishing the cause of independence against imperialism," DPRK leader Kim Jong-Un said in a message posted by the country's official news agency.
He "established the socialist system where the people became the genuine masters for the first time in the Western Hemisphere."
Authorities kept flags at half mast as a tribute to the leader,...