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(9 Dec 2000) Spanish/Nat XFA VOICED BY LYNDEE PRICKITT Cuban President Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance at a homage to the late musician John Lennon, on the 20th anniversary of his death. After the unveiling on Friday of a bronze statue of the former Beatle in a park in Havana, the communist leader said thought that he and the musician "dreamed of... the same things." VOICE OVER: 0003 President Fidel Castro surprised everyone by attending a tribute ceremony to the legendary musician, John Lennon. Castro decided to lead the homage, which was organised by the Cuban government, because of Lennon's activism for world peace and his criticism against the Vietnam War. 0020 The communist leader was joined by the Latin American folk singer Silvio Rodriguez to unveil a bronze statue of the former Beatle sitting on a park bench. 0034 Castro said he was sorry he never got to meet the great singer-songwriter. 0039 SOUNDBITE And that there were many musicians in this world -- and many who were very good -- but what made John Lennon bigger in his eyes were his thoughts. 0049 Lennon and the Beatles have always been popular in Cuba, even though the group's music was banned for a time on the nation's airwaves. 0058 But whether through foreign radio stations that could sometimes be heard or on secondhand records that passed among friends, Cuban fans always found a way to listen to Lennon. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...