Jakarta, July 31st, 2017. The Cuban Embassy celebrated the National Rebellion Day in commemoration of the 64th Anniversary of the Assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Garrisons.
Members of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Indonesia-Cuba, members of the Friendship Association, officials from the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs, members of the Diplomatic Corps and a representation from the Cubans residing in Indonesia participated in the event.
Third Secretary Michael González Castro gave a summary of the events, its antecedents and the vital role that this action and the young revolutionaries who carried it out had for the triumph of the Revolution on January 1, 1959. The Cuban diplomat also explained how the commemoration of this date is celebrated throughout the country with jubilation and popular festivities, remembering the beginning of a new stage in the struggle for the full independence of the country.