The people of Cuba on Tuesday paid posthumous tribute to Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, in a ceremony held starting at 10:00 a.m. at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR).
Simultaneous tributes were held in all provincial capitals across the country and in the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, with massive public attendance.
The Communist Party of Cuba announced on its Facebook page that the urn containing his remains is being guarded at the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) headquarters by an honor guard and surrounded by floral tributes sent by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz; by the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez; by his family; by the Cuban people; and by the national leadership of the Association of Combatants of the Revolution.
Alongside his mortal remains are the decorations of Hero of the Republic of Cuba and Hero of Labor, and the Cuban flag.
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, declared Official Mourning through Presidential Decree 1247/2026, in effect from 6:00 a.m. until midnight this Tuesday, with the Cuban flag flown at half-staff at public and military institutions.
The president instructed the ministers of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, the Interior, and Foreign Affairs to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Decree.
Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, highlighted on his Facebook profile the well-deserved tribute to Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez.
Morales Ojeda emphasized that Valdés Menéndez’s memory will be present in every corner of the island, and that the tribute will be multiplied in all provincial capitals and on the Isle of Youth.
The leader affirmed that the Commander’s wishes will be fulfilled, and his ashes will rest in the soil of Villa Clara, where the Ernesto Che Guevara Sculptural Complex stands.
Morales Ojeda stated that Valdés Menéndez’s return to the heart of the island represents a reunion with immortality and reaffirms that his legacy is a seed of the nation’s future.
The mortal remains of Commander of the Revolution Valdés Menéndez will be interred on Thursday, June 25, in a ceremony with military honors at the Las Villas Front Mausoleum, located in the Ernesto Che Guevara Sculptural Complex in the city of Santa Clara.
Valdés Menéndez, an attacker at the Moncada Barracks, a member of the Granma expedition, and a combatant in the Rebel Army, was second-in-command of the No. 8 Ciro Redondo invading column and fought alongside Che Guevara in the Battle of Santa Clara.
His career made him a figure of national respect, holding political and military responsibilities for more than six decades, and earning him decorations such as Hero of the Republic of Cuba and Hero of Labor.
IMAGE CREDIT: ACN Newsroom | Photo: Luis Jiménez
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
