On his Twitter account, the president highlighted its members’ professionalism and loyalty.

There is a world record about the grateful sentiment of the people of Cuba: the number of attempts and attacks on leaders of the Revolution prevented by Personal Security with professionalism and loyalty, he wrote.

He added that for six decades, ‘the #CubanRevolution has relied on that outstanding force due to its devotion, modesty and professionalism, whose major and indisputable merit is having protected, with infinite zeal, the lives of #Fidel, #Raul and the historic generation.’

Our current Personal Security officers are brave and loyal patriots, like those who protected our heroes in the forests during our wars of independence, he said.

Diaz-Canel sent ‘grateful regards to that legendary corps that continues to make history.’

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