The Cuban people celebrate National Rebellion Day on Wednesday, July 26, recalling the armed attacks of 70 years ago against army strongholds in eastern Cuba.  The rebellion by a group of revolutionaries was led by Fidel Castro to overthrow the government of then-President Fulgencio Batista.

The armed action was the beginning of the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

CGTN’s Luis Chirino shares the story from Cuba.