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27 July, 2018 An event that changed the course of history

Fidel with Ñico López, Abel Santamaría, and José Luis Tassende at the Santa Elena farm, in Palos, where they conducted target shooting practice, before the Moncada assault. Kneeling from left to right: Ernesto Tizol and Billy Gascón. This historic photo is displayed at the Casa Abel Santamaría Museum in Havana.

27 July, 2018 Abel Santamaria, the soul of the movement

Fidel considered Abel’s life to be of exceptional value, and therefore assigned him the mission of taking the Saturnino Lora Hospital, which was less dangerous than the garrison. This decision was not to Abel’s liking and he protested his leader’s plan, saying, “I’m not going to the hospital. Let the women and the doctor go to the hospital. I have to fight, if there is a fight. Let others pass out the recordings and proclamations.”
27 July, 2018 The Moncada Garrison 65 Years After

Ever since Fidel Castro and other revolutionary fighters attacked the Moncada Garrison in this Eastern Cuban city at dawn on July 26, 1953, locals began to feel a deep affection for the military fortress.
26 July, 2018 Raul Castro: The History before the Work Done

None of us who had the privilege of participating in this action under the guidance of Fidel could dream that we would be in a free, independent and sovereign country today, with a socialist revolution and a united people, the first Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raul Castro Ruz, said.
26 July, 2018 Santiago de Cuba Celebrates National Rebellion Day

With the presence of Army General Raul Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Miguel Diaz Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, was held in Santiago de Cuba the central ceremony for the anniversary 65th of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes barracks.
26 July, 2018 The social composition of Moncada insurgents

The fact that the Cuban people were politically prepared and full of patriotic fervor in 1953 is made evident in the social composition of the revolutionary movement which the young attorney, Fidel Castro Ruz, was able to pull together in a short period of time following the military coup of March 10, 1952, carried out by Fulgencio Batista, and promptly recognized by the United States government, practically on the eve of general elections scheduled for June 1 that year.
26 July, 2018 Sixty-five years since the assault on the future

Yesterday Cubans of several generations began celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Garrisons here, honoring martyrs and heroes of the simultaneous revolutionary actions of July 26, 1953.
26 July, 2018 Cuba celebrates National Rebellion Day

Cubans celebrate today the National Rebellion Day, established in honor of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks in the east of the island, on this date in 1953.
26 July, 2018 Raul Castro Assures Cubans Will Defend Their Revolution

Our people must be alert and ready to respond to every challenge with unity, steadiness, optimism and unwavering faith in victory, assured here today the First Secretary of the Communist Party, Army General Raul Castro.
25 July, 2018 Cuban Gymnasts Get Medals of All Colors

Cuban gymnasts continue to contribute to the medal standings at the Central American and Caribbean Games with Manrique Larduet getting Gold and Silver, Marcia Videaux won two Silver and Randy Leru obtained a Bronze.
25 July, 2018 Cuban Septeto Santiaguero Will Be on its First Local Tour

Septeto Santiaguero (ESS), an emblematic group of Cuban traditional music, will begin its first national tour at the end of the year, reported Mario Escalona, director of the Recording and Musical Editions Company (EGREM).
25 July, 2018 Cuba Reiterates Solidarity with Palestine’s Cause

Cuba”s Alternate Permanent Representative to the UN, Ana Silvia Rodriguez, reiterated today the solidarity of her country with Palestine and expressed serious concern about the dangerous deterioration of the situation in the Middle East.
25 July, 2018 European Brigade to Visit Cuban Colonial City

More than 60 people, members of the 48th edition of the Jose Marti European Brigade, will visit this central city, said Raul Cardoso, delegate of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in the territory.