In the country’s main squares, events were held where people of all ages, under the slogan “The homeland is defended,” repudiated the intensification of the U.S. government’s maximum pressure policy and reaffirmed the right of Cubans to build their future in peace, without external interference.

Without neglecting the festive spirit that characterizes these types of activities on the Caribbean island, the population expressed its determination to resist the unprecedented intensification of the blockade imposed by Washington for more than six decades and to confront a possible armed aggression.

In Havana, participants convened by the Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC) marched to the Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Tribune, near the U.S. Embassy, ​​where the main event commemorating the centennial of the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, took place.

More than 600 trade unionists, solidarity activists, and representatives of social movements from various parts of the world joined half a million Havana residents who, led by the leader of the Revolution, Army General Raul Castro, President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and other high-ranking officials, gathered at this emblematic site.

At the event, it was reported that 6,230,973 Cubans have signed the document “My Signature for the Homeland” since April 19th, expressing Cuba’s will to resist the unprecedented intensification of the U.S. blockade and the threats of military aggression from Washington.

It also reaffirms this Caribbean nation’s commitment to peace and its determination to defend its right to sovereignty and self-determination in any scenario.

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