Nicolás Maduro’s retweets and a secret about Maradona

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, recalled the star Diego Maradona passed away this Wednesday with a series of tweets reflecting intimate moments they had the chance to experience together.

The Venezuelan leader shared, via the digital platform Twitter, large amounts of sentences, thoughts and images associated with the legend of Argentine football.

Maduro regretted the death of “Pelusa” on his official account. The first of his posts was made a few hours after his death: “The football legend has passed away, brother and unconditional friend of Venezuela”. The show ended with a “Goodbye Pibe de América!”

Much sadness, the football legend has passed away, brother and unconditional friend of Venezuela. Dear and irreverent “Fluff”, you will always be in my heart and in my thoughts. I have no words at the moment to express how I feel. Goodbye Pibe de América! pic.twitter.com/O0ZRblmB2P

– Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro) November 25, 2020

Then the Venezuelan president continued on Wednesday dissemination of a series of photographs and images of the world football star. From his travels to the Bolivarian Republic when Hugo chavez held power and visits to the allied nation of Cuba led by the then political leader Fidel Castro, until their last meeting between the years 2018 Yes 2020.

The leader of the Cuban revolution also died a November 25 but in 2016.

There was, furthermore, a particular tweet from the President of Venezuela which revealed a gross secret he kept with the footballer. The president acknowledged having worked closely with Maradona in the development of the country. The football legend, in addition to supporting the movement promoted by Maduro, has managed to bring food into the country. Their entry was blocked by the US government as one of the many economic sanctions imposed on the South American country.

The last meeting between Maduro and Maradona was the January 22, 2020, before the start of the coronavirus epidemic and the imposition of global quarantine. In one of his latest posts, the Venezuelan leader revealed: “Diego was and always will be a great rebel against the injustices and oppressors of the world”

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