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The Ernst Thälmann Island (Spanish: Cayo Ernesto Thaelmann or Cayo Blanco del Sur; German: Ernst-Thälmann-Insel or Südliche weiße Insel) is a 15 km (9.3 mi) long and 500 m (1,600 ft) wide Cuban island in the Gulf of Cazones that is named after Ernst Thälmann, a German communist politician. During a 1970s state visit to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Fidel Castro made a promise that Cuba would donate an island to the East German government,[1] and Cayo Blanco del Sur was renamed in a ceremony during a state visit by Erich Honecker. But after the reunification of Germany, when a German newspaper tried to visit the island, they were told this transfer had only been "symbolic".[2]

Ernst Thälmann Island
Ernst Thälmann Island
Geography
LocationGulf of Cazones
Coordinates22°02′00″N 81°24′00″W
Area7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Administration
Cuba
ProvinceMatanzas Province
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
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Ernst Thälmann island, seen off the south-western coast of Cuba

History



1970s


East Berlin, 19 June 1972: Fidel Castro (left) handed over, after the signing of the communiqué, a Cuban map to Erich Honecker (centre). The map shows an island that bears the name Ernst Thälmann, with the southern area named GDR Beach (Playa RDA, DDR-Strand).
East Berlin, 19 June 1972: Fidel Castro (left) handed over, after the signing of the communiqué, a Cuban map to Erich Honecker (centre). The map shows an island that bears the name "Ernst Thälmann", with the southern area named "GDR Beach" (Playa RDA, DDR-Strand).

Until 1972, the island was known as Cayo Blanco del Sur (English: Southern White Key). During a state visit in June 1972 by Erich Honecker, Fidel Castro renamed the island in honour of German communist politician and activist Ernst Thälmann. According to a newspaper article in Neues Deutschland dated 20 June 1972,[1] the Cuban leader announced the renaming of the island, and one of its beaches to Playa República Democrática Alemana (English: German Democratic Republic Beach, German: DDR-Strand). East Germany's state television newscast, Aktuelle Kamera, reported on the ceremony and the unveiling of the bust of Thälmann on 18 August 1972 in the presence of the GDR ambassador, some East German delegates, and approximately 100 Cuban representatives.[citation needed]

In March 1975, the East German government sent singer Frank Schöbel to Cuba to make music videos. Some footage of the island was also shot, which was later included in a documentary emphasizing the island as a symbol of GDR–Cuban friendship.[3]


Recent history


In 1998, the island was severely hit by Hurricane Mitch, knocking over the bust of Thälmann.[2][4]

According to both the Cuban embassy in Germany and the German Foreign Office, the renaming was a "symbolic act", and the island was never transferred from Cuba. Neither of the German states owned the island during or after the reunification.[4]


See also



References


  1. "Die Insel, die Ernst Thälmann's Namen trägt" (PDF). Neues Deutschland (in German). 20 June 1972. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. "Castro's Caribbean island gift to East Germany | DW | 27.11.2016". DW.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  3. Gebauer, Matthias (14 February 2001). "Schenkte Castro den Deutschen eine Karibikinsel?" [Did Castro give a Caribbean island to the Germans?]. Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. "6 uninhabited and mysterious islands with bizarre pasts".



На других языках


[de] Ernst-Thälmann-Insel

Die Ernst-Thälmann-Insel (spanisch Cayo Ernest Thaelmann)[1] ist eine etwa 15 Kilometer lange und 500 Meter breite kubanische Insel in der Karibik, die nach dem KPD-Vorsitzenden der Zwischenkriegszeit, Ernst Thälmann benannt wurde, der in der seinerzeit mit Kuba verbündeten DDR umfangreich offiziell geehrt wurde. Sie liegt etwa 25 Kilometer westlich der Schweinebucht vor der Südküste der Provinz Matanzas, zu der sie verwaltungsrechtlich auch gehört.
- [en] Ernst Thälmann Island

[es] Cayo Ernest Thaelmann

El Cayo Ernesto Thaelmann o Cayo Blanco del Sur más conocido en Cuba como Cayo Largo del Sur y en alemán como Ernst-Thälmann-Insel o Weiße Insel des Südens, es una isla de Cuba en el mar Caribe, de forma alargada, con 7 km², 500 metros de anchura y 15 kilómetros de largo en el Golfo de Cazones. Contiene formaciones de arrecifes altamente desarrolladas con un grado alto de biodiversidad y alberga una serie de especies en peligro de extinción, incluyendo coral negro y diversas especies de peces ornalmentales de los arrecifes. Tiene unas playas extensas, en su mayoría vírgenes, y proporciona áreas de reproducción para los peces. La isla es el principal polo turístico de la zona Sur cubana. No hay asentamientos poblacionales establecido sino la población flotante de turistas y obreros de la hotelería. La iguana cubana y aves tienen su hábitat allí.

[fr] Île Ernst Thälmann

L’île Ernst Thälmann est une île cubaine, de 500 m de large sur 15 km de long, autrefois dénommée Cayo Blanco del Sur. Elle est dans la municipalité du marais de Zapata et situé dans la baie des Cochons.

[it] Isola Ernst Thälmann

L'isola Ernst Thälmann (in tedesco: Ernst-Thälmann-Insel, in spagnolo: Cayo Ernesto Thaelmann), fino al 1972 conosciuta come Cayo Blanco del Sur (in italiano: Isola bianca del Sud) è un'isola di Cuba, così chiamata in onore del politico tedesco e leader del Partito Comunista di Germania Ernst Thälmann.

[ru] Эрнест-Тельманн

Эрнест-Тельманн[1] (остров Эрнста Тельмана; исп. Cayo Ernest Thaelmann) — остров в Карибском море, расположенный приблизительно в 25 км к западу от залива Свиней и в 100 км к западу от города Сьенфуэгос на побережье острова Куба. Остров Эрнста Тельмана находится в закрытой военной зоне и закрыт для посещений.



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