Cienfuegos, 26 July 2022 (TDI): Cuba celebrates the Day of National Rebellion on 26 July. The Day commemorates the 69th anniversary of the Assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks.
#Hoy | Aniversario 69 del asalto a los cuarteles Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.
📌 Día de la Rebeldía Nacional 🇨🇺.
Fecha inspiradora para refrendar el compromiso con la Patria, para tomar nuestra bandera y seguir adelante.#SiempreEn26 pic.twitter.com/k4eIJc9mbL
— Cancillería de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) July 26, 2022
A brief history of Rebellion Day
On 26 July 1953, Commander Fidel Castro, with a hundred revolutionaries, launched the attack on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba.
Although the attacks failed, the uprising marked the beginning of the Cuban revolution. This is why Cubans recognize the date as the Day of Rebellion.
Celebrations for Rebellion Day
Cuba officials commemorated the 69th anniversary of the Day of Revolution in Tomas Terry theater. Cuba’s President, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, attended the evening, under the title “Cienfuegos, Dreams, and Hopes.”
The Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, and the Secretary of Organization of the PCC, Roberto Morales Ojeda, also participated.
The most genuine of Cuban music, especially that of Cienfuegos, was reflected on the stage of the emblematic theatre. Traditional music and poetry came together in a show where the Aragón orchestra -Charanga Eterna, performed.
Lo más genuino de la música cubana, en especial la cienfueguera, se reflejó en el tabloncillo del emblemático teatro Tomas Terry, en la noche de este lunes, para conmemorar el aniversario 69 del asalto a los cuarteles Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.https://t.co/yv3nOOK87G
— Presidencia Cuba 🇨🇺 (@PresidenciaCuba) July 26, 2022
President Miguel Díaz also toured community areas and Cienfuegos’s educational, productive, cultural, social, and health centers.
President also met with friends from Puerto Rico and the US. In addition, he expressed the gratitude of the Cuban people for their permanent solidarity. The Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, shared the news on his official Twitter account:
Hoy estaremos junto al pueblo cienfueguero para celebrar el Día de la Rebeldía Nacional, con el patriotismo y el entusiasmo popular que emanan del empeño, el sacrificio y la determinación de empinarse sobre las dificultades para alcanzar nuevas victorias.#SiempreEn26 pic.twitter.com/5X3RiAmRPw
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) July 26, 2022
In his Tweet, he said: “Today we will be together with the people of Cienfuegos to celebrate the Day of National Rebellion. We will commemorate with the patriotism and popular enthusiasm that emanate from the effort, sacrifice, and determination.”
Congratulatory messages from other states
The officials of several countries congratulate Cuba on this Day.
The President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic congratulates the people and government of Cuba on Rebellion Day.
Presidente de la República Árabe Saharaui Democrática 🇪🇭, felicita al pueblo y gobierno de #Cuba 🇨🇺, en conmemoración del 69 aniversario del asalto a los cuarteles Moncada y Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.#SiempreEn26 pic.twitter.com/f1UnnfQilp
— Cancillería de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) July 25, 2022
The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, sends a message of congratulations to the people and government of Cuba.
El Presidente de #Nicaragua 🇳🇮, Daniel Ortega, envía mensaje de felicitación al pueblo y gobierno de #Cuba 🇨🇺, en ocasión del Día de la Rebeldía Nacional.
Agradecemos sus palabras sinceras y solidarias.#SiempreEn26 pic.twitter.com/81YFdVDa1T
— Cancillería de Cuba (@CubaMINREX) July 25, 2022
Furthermore, The President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, also congratulated the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, on the Day of Rebellion.
Лукашенко убежден, что совместными усилиями Беларусь и Куба сумеют расширить двусторонний диалог https://t.co/4ROA8PNWWx
— BelarusEmb_Cuba (@BelarusEmb_Cuba) July 26, 2022
In addition to this, Cuba’s embassies in different countries also celebrated National Rebellion Day with full festivities.
