00:00 On Wednesday, Cuba commemorates the 70th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel
00:05 de CĂ©spedes barracks, led by Fidel Castro, with the aim of overthrowing the dictatorship
00:10 of Fulgencio Batista.
00:12 With the presence of Army General RaĂşl Castro El Cruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and
00:17 the first secretary of the Central Committee of the party and president of the republic,
00:22 Miguel DĂaz-Canel BermĂşdez, the Central Act for the 70th anniversary of the assault on
00:27 the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de CĂ©spedes barracks began.
00:31 Over 10,000 people, representing the people of Cuba in the former military fortress, began
00:37 the celebrations in remembrance of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander-in-Chief
00:42 Fidel Castro Cruz.
00:43 Attending the event were two other commanders of the revolution, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez,
00:49 assailant of the Moncada, and Guillermo GarcĂa FrĂas.
00:52 Some 269 friends of Cuba, from 26 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, North
00:59 America and Europe, also gathered there to pay tribute to the heroes on the day of the
01:04 national rebellion in Cuba.
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