Paris, 5 July 2025. On the occasion of the 214th anniversary of the Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, an official ceremony of commemoration and tribute to Liberator Simón Bolívar was held this Saturday in Paris, at the Promenade du Cours de la Reine, where his monument stands.
The ceremony was presided over by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Venezuela to UNESCO, Rodulfo Pérez, and Martha Bolívar, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in France. Representing Cuba were Justo Enrique Rodríguez Rodríguez, Deputy Head of the Diplomatic Mission of Cuba in France and Chargé d’Affaires a.i., and Laura Alvarez Delgado, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Delegation of Cuba to UNESCO.
July 5th holds deep significance for the Venezuelan people and for all of Latin America. On that day in 1811, the representatives of the United Provinces of Venezuela signed the Act of Independence, proclaiming emancipation from colonial rule and upholding the ideals of freedom, sovereignty, and social justice that would later inspire independence movements across the continent.
The occasion served to reaffirm the historic bonds of brotherhood that unite the peoples and governments of Cuba and Venezuela, forged in the shared struggle for independence, social justice, and Latin American integration.