Citizens commemorate Marti’s 171st birth anniversary
In Cuba, from the steps of the University of Havana, thousands paid homage to the Cuban National Hero José Martí on the 171st anniversary of his birth, with the traditional torch march. teleSUR
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00:00 And in Cuba, from the steps of the University of Havana, thousands paid homage to the Cuban
00:04 national hero, José Martí, on the 171st anniversary of his birth, with the traditional
00:09 Torch Rally.
00:11 Youth and student organizations of the country mobilized to the Fragua Martiana, the place
00:15 where Martí was imprisoned in his youth and consolidated his anti-colonial, anti-slavery
00:20 convictions.
00:21 The Torch Rally is a symbol that Cuban youth are keeping alive the legacy of José Martí.
00:25 The event, which was attended by Army General Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel,
00:30 paid tribute to Martí's deeds and thoughts through various cultural events.
00:34 The event also commemorates when on January 27, 1953, the then student leader Fidel Castro
00:40 and hundreds of young people paid homage to Martí in the framework of his 100th anniversary
00:45 and in the midst of Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship.
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