His passing is also a reminder of the sacrifice of the world's historic political prisoners, such as Cuba's Eusebio Penalver Mazorra, the longest serving political prisoner of African descent in modern history, having served 28-years. 
Kufariki kwake ni ukumbusho wa kujitolea kwa wafungwa wa kihistoria wa kisiasa duniani, kama vile Cuba Eusebio Penalver Mazorra, mfungwa wa kisiasa aliyefungwa kwa muda mrefu mwenye asili ya Afrika katika historia ya kisiasa, baada ya kutumikia kifungo chake kwa miaka 28.