US EditionCuba gifts AKM rifle to troubadour Silvio Rodríguez after he vows to fight for island
Silvio Rodríguez received an AKM rifle from Cuban officials after pledging to defend the island amid ongoing U.S.-Cuba tensions, highlighted during National Defense Day.
- On Friday, Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces gifted troubadour Silvio Rodríguez a combat AKM rifle and a replica, shown in a video posted by the president's office on X.
- On March 18, Rodríguez wrote 'I demand my AKM, if they launch an attack,' and earlier said 'I can do anything I want'.
- Silvio Rodríguez, long celebrated as a troubadour, is considered the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution and inspired millions in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Officials noted the gift responded to a 'noble and revolutionary demand' during the ceremony, which was framed as a National Defense Day event, despite high tensions with the U.S. government.
- The Associated Press reported from Havana that Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces gifted Silvio Rodríguez a rifle after he recently vowed to take up arms for the island.
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Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez received from the Cuban government a Kalashnikov rifle in response to a message that had been expressed by the creator of Unicorn Blue, that he would be willing to wield the weapons if his country were attacked by the United States. The message was published by the artist on Tuesday, March 17, in his personal blog. Second quote: “I demand my AKM, if they launch. And I mean it very seriously,” he wrote. Ac…
By Anabella González, CNN en Español. The Cuban government, under President Miguel Díaz-Canel, presented Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez with an AKM rifle and a replica of the same weapon on Friday for his "patriotic willingness" to defend the country, which is experiencing a serious crisis that has deepened in recent weeks due to growing tensions with the United States. "Like him, millions of Cubans will not fail the Homeland," the Cub…
The Cuban military commander handed over a combat rifle to the famous musician and troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, after the singer-songwriter published at the beginning of the week his position of defending his country with arms if the United States attacked him.
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Cuba gifts AKM rifle to troubadour Silvio Rodríguez after he vows to fight for island
Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces has gifted troubadour Silvio Rodríguez a combat AKM rifle and a replica of one after he recently said he would take up arms for the island.
The government gives the singer-songwriter a Kalashnikov in an act together with President Miguel Díaz-Canel Carlos S. Maldonado The Cuban Revolution has historically been founded on the doctrine that every citizen is, in essence, a potential soldier willing to defend him against foreign aggression.This was made clear on Tuesday by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez when he said he was willing to wield a Kalashnikov rifle if Cuba is attacked by …
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