Diaz-Canel leads drive in defense of Revolution leader

Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Duaz-Canel led a rally at the Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Tribune, where Havana residents rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's indictment of the leader of the Revolution, Raul Castro Ruz.

May 22, 2026
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The demonstration, organized by the Young Communist League (UJC), mass organizations, student groups, and youth movements, brought together thousands of Havana residents as part of the events commemorating Raul Castro’s 95th birthday.

Also in attendance were the President of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo; Prime Minister Manuel Marrero; the Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales; and Rebel Army Commander Jose Ramon Machado.

“We’re called together by the dignity of Cuba, the right to our autonomy, and the honor of being a generation formed under the legacy of Fidel and Raul,” the first secretary of the Young Communist League (UJC), Meyvis Estevez, told Prensa Latina.

The youth leader emphasized that the drive seeks to denounce the “infamous accusation” on Army General, as well as the energy embargo and blockade imposed by Washington. “We defend the revolution, socialism, and this homeland,” she affirmed.

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