FIDEL CASTRO

“I am leaving with the faithful hope that Santiago will always be Santiago”, said Raul Castro at the main event on the 62nd anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada Garrison, in Santiago de Cuba.»

Cuban President Raul Castro presided over the commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Garrison, which took place this Sunday at the former fortress turned into a school in 1960. Some 10,000 Santiago residents, on behalf of all Cubans, evoked that action of which the current head of state was a protagonist, along with Fidel Castro »

The Municipal Assembly of the People’s Power in Santiago de Cuba paid tribute to the historical leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro and President Raúl Castro during a solemn act for the 500th anniversary of the city.»

The national major ceremony to mark the 62th anniversary of the assault on Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Barracks in Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo respectively, will take place this Sunday, at Ciudad Escolar 26 de Julio, beginning at 5:12 a.m. Prior to the event, the so-called assault to the future will be performed by representatives of the new »

The official re-opening of the Cuban and the USA embassies in Washington and Havana, respectively, are very significant events on the way to the rapprochement already began last December 17th, between the northern superpower and our country.»