| Havana. February 21, 2014 | ||||
| Legendary guerrilla's belongings presented to Cuba Nuria Barbosa León / Fotos: Ismael Batista
Cuba has received several personal items belonging to Tamara Bunke, known as Tania la Guerrillera, the only female combatant within the group of insurgents led by Ernesto Che Guevara in Bolivia, in 1967. A former foreign minister of the former Democratic Republic of Germany, Hans Modrow, honorary president of the Left Party, delivered the items, including a uniform, notebooks, photographs and documents which were in the safekeeping of the German solidarity group Cubasí. They were donated by Tamara's mother Nadia, in 2003. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 19, 1937, Tamara Bunke was the daughter of a German father and Polish mother, both communists who had sought refuge in Argentina, in 1935, feeling Nazi persecution. When their child was 12 years old, the family returned to Germany, to contribute to the reconstruction of the country, devastated during WWII.
In 1960, Tamara met Che, who had traveled to the German Democratic Republic leading a commercial delegation, which she and her mother supported as translators. The following year, the legendary guerilla arrived in Cuba on the invitation of the National Ballet. Given her language skills in French, English, German, Spanish, plus some Italian, she worked at the Ministry of Education, the Cuban Friendship Institute and the national headquarters of the Federation of Cuban Women. Recognizing Tamara's ability and intelligence, Che assigned her the responsibility of preparing logistical support for the guerilla group's arrival in Bolivia. She later joined the troop led by Cuban Juan Vitalio Acuña Núñez (Joaquín), and was killed in a battle in Vado de Yeso, August 31, 1967.
During the presentation ceremony, Hans Modrow emphasized that more than 200 political and cultural organizations in Germany bear the name of the internationalist, and said, "We are making an effort to keep the memory of Tamara Bunke alive. We have the obligation to struggle for her ideals." ICAP President Kenia Serrano Puig announced the creation of a Voluntary Translators Club which will bear Tamara's name and presented the solidarity organization Cubasí with a painting by Cubans Daucel Valdés and Abel Morejón, featuring a silhouette of the heroine set among mountains and palms. During a recounting of Tamara's life, Carolina Aguilar emphasized the internationalist's dedication to the revolutionary cause and social justice, wherever she might be living, in Argentina, Germany, Cuba and Bolivia. | ||||
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