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{{About|the island|the other uses of this name|Ernst Thälmann (disambiguation)}}
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▲The '''Ernst Thälmann Island''' ({{lang-es|Cayo Ernesto Thaelmann}} or {{lang|es|Cayo Blanco del Sur}}; {{lang-de|Ernst-Thälmann-Insel}} or {{lang|de|Südliche weiße Insel}}) is a {{cvt|15|km}} long and {{cvt|500|m}} 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]] (GDR) (East Germany), [[Fidel Castro]] made a promise that Cuba would donate an island to the East German government,<ref name=":0" /> 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".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-27 |title=Castro's Caribbean island gift to East Germany |url=https://www.dw.com/en/castros-caribbean-island-gift-to-east-germany/a-36539460 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010114816/https://www.dw.com/en/castros-caribbean-island-gift-to-east-germany/a-36539460 |archive-date=Oct 10, 2018 |access-date=2019-09-16 |website=DW |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==History==
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0619-026, Castro, Landkarte Kubas überreicht.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[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 "[[East Germany|GDR]] Beach" ({{lang|es|Playa RDA}}, {{lang|de|DDR-Strand}}).]]
Until 1972, the island was known as {{lang|es|Cayo Blanco del Sur}} ({{lang-en|Southern White Key}}). During a state visit in June 1972 by [[Erich Honecker]], [[Fidel Castro]] renamed the island in honour of German [[Communism|communist]] politician and activist [[Ernst Thälmann]]. According to a newspaper article in {{Lang|de|[[Neues Deutschland]]}} dated 20 June 1972,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |newspaper=[[Neues Deutschland]] |date=20 June 1972 |url=http://www.spiegel.de/media/0,4906,2978,00.pdf
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.<ref name=spiegel>{{cite web |website=[[Der Spiegel (
===Recent history===
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