Lech Walesa to Hector Maseda: I assure you of my continual support

Lech Walesa sends the letter of condolences to Hector Maseda, a husband of Laura Pollan who was a founder of Ladies in White. Laura Pollan died on Friday (Oct 14) in a hospital in Havana.

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Mr. Héctor Maseda

Havana, Cuba

Dear Sir,

I was deeply saddened to receive the information about the passing of your wife, Laura Pollan.

The tragedy, you are experiencing now, is affecting all of us – those to whom close were the values Laura Pollan believed in. She managed to inspire not only her compatriots but also the international society to defend the democratic activists who were unfairly sentenced and imprisoned for their beliefs. The cause of a free and democratic Cuba became our common dream and aim. Ladies in White, the movement founded by Laura Pollan, has been the evidence that peaceful struggle and determination brings always the victory.

Please accept my sincere condolences and assurance of my continual support of the mission initiated by your wife.

Yours faithfully,

Lech Wałęsa

Lech Walesa's letter to Hector Maseda