This Sunday, January 1st, the Cuban Revolution once again received the congratulations and recognition of millions of people around the world, who continue to find in it an example of resistance to the aggression of the greatest empire known to mankind .
Affection and respect were expressed through social networks, public events, demonstrations and also in the messages from the heads of state and government received by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the revolution. Cuban.
According to island chancellery sources, letters of congratulations had been received from some fifty leaders, including His Holiness Francisco; the Presidents of China, Egypt, France, Italy, Vietnam, Turkey, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Poland, Dominican Republic, Australia, Croatia, Sri Lanka, Palestine and Panama; the kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Spain and Morocco.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros wrote via his Twitter account earlier this first Sunday in January: “The memorable victory of the revolutionary people of Cuba continues to shake the consciences of the world and upset the claims of Yankee imperialism, its hegemony at the head of the rebels to sustain wave demanding justice. Long live Cuba, always victorious!
The same social network was used by Bolivian leader Evo Morales Ayma, who “sent our greetings and appreciation to the worthy people of Cuba and its President Díaz-Canel for keeping alive the flame of liberty, leading the way of dignity , the unity enlightened and solidarity of the anti-imperialist Patria Grande».
This historic day, added the former Bolivian president, brings us closer to the memory of the conviction and loyalty of Brother Commander Fidel Castro, who, along with revolutionary brothers like Che Guevara, defeated Yankee imperialism. It is a day to demand that the United States lift the criminal blockade against Cuba.
Also via Twitter, days before celebrating the revolutionary triumph, the Cuban head of state announced his phone calls with Presidents Putin and López Obrador, during which he received congratulations on the national date.
Likewise, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and Vice-President Rosario Murillo sent a letter to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and the First Secretary of the party’s Central Committee, in which they wrote: “64 years of unshakable dignity and sovereignty that we celebrate together today, as revolutions enlightened from Genius and the enlightened vision of Fidel, for whom the Nicaraguan Sandinistas knew how to become a brother, in the same quest for rights and well-being for our peoples. Living this 64th anniversary is already a privilege, and living it fully in struggles and triumphs honors us all even more, they added.
Dimitriv A. Medvedev, Vice-President of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, also addressed his message to the Cuban President with “sincere congratulations on the occasion of the national holiday of the Republic of Cuba, Liberation Day”.
I am convinced, he wrote, “that traditional fraternal relations will progressively develop in the spirit of strategic union for the benefit of our friendly peoples.”
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko noted in his statement that “under severe economic sanctions and political pressure, the island of freedom continues to defend its independence. Attempts by the United States and its allies to dictate to small but independent countries like Belarus and Cuba are forcing us to stand firm and move forward with determination.”