PINAR DEL RÍO – After learning that the province had been designated to host the National Commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks on July 26th, the people of Pinar del Río took to the streets to celebrate.
Independence Park, in the heart of the city, was the meeting point where hundreds of Pinar del Río residents celebrated the good news.
Speaking from a platform set up for the occasion, Yamilé Ramos Cordero, First Secretary of the Party in the province, congratulated the people of Vueltabajo for being, as she said, the main protagonists of this achievement.
"We are deeply honored by this recognition, especially since it comes in the year we are commemorating the centennial of our historic leader, Fidel Castro Ruz."
The leader commented that "many people will wonder why this recognition at such a complex time for the country," and affirmed that it is a tribute to the students, the young people, and the thousands of men and women from all sectors who, day after day, overcome the numerous limitations imposed by the U.S. government's policy of strangulation on the daily lives of Cubans.
"Throughout our nation, there is an extraordinary effort to move forward, seeking alternatives and solutions to the major problems we face."
Ramos Cordero congratulated the other provinces recognized by the Political Bureau of the Party and called for this day of homage to the heroes and martyrs of the July 26th uprising to become a decisive effort to continue working, building, creating, transforming, and perfecting the work in the various areas where we know it hasn't been done to the best of our ability.
This is the fourth time Pinar del Río has hosted the National Commemoration of the anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks. It previously hosted the event in 1976, 2000, and 2017.
