On June 3, 2026, Cuban President and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez published a warm, heartfelt birthday tribute on his official Twitter account to mark the 95th birthday of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, a foundational leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his public message, Díaz-Canel lavished praise on Castro, highlighting the many roles he has filled across his decades of public and private life: a loving son, loyal sibling, devoted husband, caring father and grandfather, trusted friend, and a leader who combines high expectations for public service with sincere, deep affection for the Cuban people. He described Castro as a bold, intrepid revolutionary fighter, a foundational leader of the nation’s progressive movement, and the unwavering guardian of the Cuban Revolution’s core values and principles. “He is a true Cuban, in every sense of the word,” Díaz-Canel emphasized in his post. The Cuban leader went on to note that Raúl Castro’s 95 years of life, spent in constant service to the Cuban homeland and dedicated to advancing global peace, multilateral cooperation, and the pursuit of universal social justice, are not just a personal milestone — they are a gift to the entire Cuban nation. “To reach 95 years of age still actively committed to public service, with an unmatched legacy of sacrifice and service to the Homeland, to regional and world peace, to multilateralism, and to the dreams of social justice for millions of human beings, is not his good fortune — it is ours,” Díaz-Canel wrote. He closed the tribute by emphasizing the deep mutual affection between Castro and the Cuban people, noting that the enduring love the revolutionary leader has extended to his compatriots has been returned a thousandfold in the warm wishes that greet him on his birthday. No animosity from external or internal critics, he asserted, can ever pierce the thick, protective shield of widespread public affection that surrounds Castro. The tribute, originally reported by Cuban state-owned newspaper Granma, was accompanied by an official photo produced by Estudios Revolución, and has been circulated widely across social media platforms among Cuban political circles and supporters of the revolution.