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Holguín Youths Recall November 27

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Students from the University of Medical Sciences “Mariana Grajales” in the province of Holguín marked the 147th Anniversary of the execution of the eight medical students, with a parade from the Quijote Park to the steps of the student residence of the eastern Cuban city.
 
The medical students recalled the event with a dramatization of the execution and the last words of the martyrs with their declaration of innocence.

José Leandro Pérez, president of the University Student Federation (FEU) of the university, called on young people to fight against injustice and to hold up the legacy and example of the fallen in defense of the Revolution.

This day has a special significance for Cuban youth, aware of the need to know history and its responsibility as the main link in our social system.

The execution of the eight medical students occurred on November 27, 1871, when eight innocent students of the first course of Medicine at the University of Havana were unjustly shot, a day that is celebrated every year with sorrow.