Cuba staged its major annual celebration 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 in his speech.
He claimed Washington tried to wipe out Cuba and seize it.
Residents in Havana made arrangements for the ceremonies.
They did this despite this with serious water shortages, caused by persistent power shortages.