On his official profile on the social network X, the Cuban president described those who make up the ranks of the Minint as “tireless sentinels of the homeland.”

  “Despite all kinds of plans, the unscrupulous actions in the dirty and undeclared war against Cuba, they have not been able to annihilate the Revolution because, among other reasons, we have had you: tireless sentinels of the homeland.   Congratulations to the MININT on its 65th anniversary!” the president wrote.

  The day before, the head of state stated that the founding of the Ministry of the Interior on June 6, 1961, has its roots in organizational structures created during the guerrilla struggle. “Particularly the Secret Service Corps of the General Staff of the 26th of July Revolutionary Army in the territories liberated by the Second Eastern Front Frank Pais,” the president expressed.

  The clear vision of the young commander of that guerrilla front, who, at just 27 years old, understood the importance of having a structure that would allow him to identify and confront—and he quoted Raul verbatim—“everything that could affect, compromise, or endanger the security of our rebel forces,” Diaz-Canel affirmed.

  This early understanding of defensive vigilance, of never letting down our guard, of studying, anticipating, and planning counterattacks against the enemy’s plans, anticipating them with determination and cunning, has accompanied him throughout his revolutionary life, all in service of one objective: to protect and defend the people from risks and threats, he indicated.

  The Cuban president affirmed that under these principles and alongside Fidel (Castro), Raúl has been a teacher, guide, and inspiration for the combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior.

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