Cuba organized its big annual commemoration July 26 event in Santiago de Cuba.
This underscores 73 years following the 1953 Moncada Barracks attack.
Raúl Castro was missing.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel commented on the U.S. government in his speech.
He claimed Washington tried to destroy Cuba and occupy it.
Residents in Havana readied for the ceremonies.
They did this nevertheless with serious water shortages, caused by ongoing power shortages.