He sees his Communist Party government enjoying great popularity
Diaz-Canel elogia la reforma agraria, la educación y la sanidad pública, “obras de profundo y sostenido calado social”
HAVANA TIMES – Former President Raul Castro reappeared this Monday to lead the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the Revolution in Santiago de Cuba, in one of his most important public speeches in months. He called for unity within the Communist Party and confidence in the new generation of leaders who have succeeded the historical leaders.
Raul Castro, 92, closed the annual ceremony commemorating the triumph of the guerrillas who came to power in 1959 on the Island led by the late Fidel Castro (1926-2016), who was also presented, through technology, at the event. “No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists. This time it is the Revolution,” the deceased Commander was heard saying through a hologram.
His younger brother and successor in office made a speech in which he reiterated the need to close ranks within the ruling party as the “main strategic weapon” of the Revolution and the Communist Party. “It has allowed this small island to succeed in facing challenges. Let’s treat unity as something to be cherished,” he advised.
An estimated 7 to 10 percent of Cuba’s adult population are members of the Communist Party.
Against that unity, “all the subversive plans of the enemy will fail once again,” he
