Cuba staged its big annual celebration July 26 event in Santiago de Cuba.
This signifies 73 years following the 1953 Moncada Barracks attack.
Raúl Castro was away.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel addressed the U.S. government during the ceremony.
He claimed Washington tried to wipe out Cuba and seize it.
Citizens in Havana got ready for the ceremonies.
They did this still with serious water shortages, caused by ongoing power shortages.