Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz have issued formal commendations to the nation’s State Security Forces, marking the institution’s 67th founding anniversary. The leadership recognition occurred on Thursday with both officials emphasizing the organization’s critical role in national defense.
President Díaz-Canel, who also serves as First Secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, expressed his admiration through social media platform X, stating: ‘I embrace our brave fighters of the State Security Organs, to whom we owe so much, for their defense of the homeland, almost always anonymous and risky.’ His message specifically acknowledged founders, leaders, officers, and personnel whose ‘heroic missions are part of the epic legend of the Cuban Revolution.’
Simultaneously, Prime Minister Marrero Cruz, representing both the Cuban government and himself as a Political Bureau member, delivered a formal letter of congratulations. The communication praised security personnel for their ‘patriotism, bravery, dedication, sacrifice, and devotion’ in fulfilling what he characterized as honorable duties. The Prime Minister particularly highlighted how contemporary security challenges are being met with courage and commitment, noting that personnel ‘defend the legacy of the Commander-in-Chief in the year of his centennial.’
The recognition extended to emphasizing the enduring influence of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, whose teachings reportedly continue to shape the exemplary conduct of security forces. Marrero Cruz underscored that these values remain evident in both the professional and personal lives of security personnel, whom he described as ‘always standing with the people.’ The anniversary celebration reinforces the institutional importance of state security apparatus within Cuba’s revolutionary framework.