President Miguel Díaz-Canel called on his country’s youth this Saturday. To safeguard the Revolution against the constant aggression of the United States, 64 years after the victory at Playa Girón.
In a conversation with more than 100 young people at the scene of the defeat of the Washington-sponsored mercenary invasion in 1961. He reflected on the historical legacy of that feat and the continued significance of its history.
“All the answers are in our history,” affirmed the president. Who asserted that Playa Girón reaffirmed the value of unity and the idea of not renouncing independence, sovereignty, and self-determination. The meeting gained special poignancy with the testimony of Nemesia Rodríguez. A survivor of the bombings prior to the mercenary landing.
Who shared with the young people her experiences as a child during those crucial days, reported the Cuban News Agency. The young participants, from western provinces. Emphasized the importance of experiencing history in the places where it occurred and proposed extending these types of meetings to the entire country.
Cuba’s history is heroic, and we are experiencing it alongside them in every setting. The president wrote on his X social media account, reporting on the meeting. On the sands of Playa Girón, where the empire tried to sink its claws and found a people ready to defend its Revolution. We met with more than a hundred young people, he noted in his message.
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernández
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