Cuba staged its big annual commemoration July 26 event in Santiago de Cuba.
This highlights 73 years in the wake of the 1953 Moncada Barracks attack.
Raúl Castro was away.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel talked about the U.S. government at the event.
He claimed Washington attempted to wipe out Cuba and seize it.
Citizens in Havana made arrangements for the ceremonies.
They did this still with serious water shortages, caused by persistent power shortages.