Latin Press

The newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, July 27, 2024, p. 23

Sancti Spíritus, July 26, 1953 marks a definitive turning point in Cuban history, said yesterday Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés, at the central event for National Rebellion Day.

The commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks took place in the province of Sancti Spíritus, with the presence of Army General Raúl Castro, and the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, who brought together thousands of people from Sancti Spíritus representing the Cuban people in the Plaza de la Revolución Serafín Sánchez.

Valdés indicated that in one thing we are the same as on July 26, 1953: the same faith in the destiny of the country, the same confidence in the virtues of our people, the same certainty in victory.

In this regard, he stressed that The people of Sancti Spiritus, like all our people, have known how to live up to their glorious history, which treasures an admirable legacy of fighting tradition from the colonial period to the present..

Valdéz also recognized the commitment of the Cuban people who face the difficulties of everyday life, without losing confidence that only socialism can overcome them with justice.

Valdés thanked the presence of nearly 150 friends from 24 nations participated in the commemorative activities for the anniversaryas well as the fight against the economic, commercial and financial blockade that the United States government has imposed on the island since 1962.