125-year-old Kubinka took part in elections to local authorities

Last Sunday, the oldest voter, Juan Batista de la Kandelaria Rodriguez voted on the Election of Freedom, voted on the island of Freedom. In February of this year, this venerable Kubinka celebrated its 125th birthday.

It is possible that the Granma eastern province in the municipality of Kampuchel, Juan Batista de la Kandeladarius today is the most elderly resident of the planet. According to local authorities, in the provincial civil registry there is an appropriate entry. But despite this, in the famous Guinness Book of Records, this fact is not registered.

Due to her advanced age, an elderly woman does not leave her home. For so many years, her vision has worsened very significantly. Given the very venerable age and state of health of the voter, the ballot box was delivered home so that the long -liver could vote personally. Together with members of the election commission, pioneers came – the young generation of Cubans.

During the meeting and voting, the elderly voter said that she personally took part in the fourteen elections, exactly so many of them took place, counting since 1976, since the adoption of the Cuba Constitution. Juan Batista betrayed the commandant Fidel Castro special greeting. According to her, there is no other such a leader as Fidel in the world and will not be.

The voter also said that she would really like to get acquainted with Hugo Chavez – the President of Venezuela. It is she who calls him the “second Fidel” and does not miss any of his speeches, which quite often transmit the media of Cuba.

There were thirteen children in the family of Juana Batista de la Kandelaria. And she was a second child. Parents of the long -livers also went into another world at a very respectable age. His father was 96 years old, and mother was.

Currently, Kubinka has six grandchildren, fifteen great -grandchildren and even four great -great -grandchildren.

Huan Batista, in her own opinion, owes, first of all, the cleanest rustic air, fresh and natural food products, and, of course, great love for relatives and friends, which is in her heart.