Havana, September 5 (RHC)-- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel greeted Tuesday the 66th anniversary of the popular uprising in Cienfuegos, in the south-central part of the country, where sailors faced together with the people the tyranny of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1958).
On the social network X (formerly Twitter), the president recalled the anniversary and noted that the uprising of the city in 1957 inscribed its heroic rebellion in history.
He also saluted the 60th anniversary of the Revolutionary War Navy, which he described as the heir of the honorable protagonists of the armed action together with the 26th of July Movement with Julio Camacho Aguilera at its head.
I salute #Cienfuegos, the city that rose up in 1957, inscribing its heroic rebellion in the history of this day. Also on its 60th, to the Revolutionary War Navy, heir to the honorable protagonists of the armed action alongside the M-26-7 with Camacho Aguilera at the front. pic.twitter.com/5sFth13JOe
- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) September 5, 2023
On September 5, 1957, a joint popular uprising of sailors and civilians maintained for almost 24 hours the control of the city of Cienfuegos, to become a paradigm of urban struggle in Cuba.
At the time of the events, the guerrilla enclave had not yet reached its full maturity, hence the leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro considered that the Cienfuegos uprising "meant an extraordinary moral encouragement for the fighters of the Sierra Maestra." (Source: Prensa Latina)
