On July 26, Cuba celebrates Moncada Day, the anniversary of the rebel forces led by Fidel Castro and his brother Raoul attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba.
Cuba's 20th century history has inspired people from around the world, and it has had an influence on France as much as any other country, and this version of the 1965 Cuban song Hasta Siempre Comandante, written by Carlos Puebla and performed by French singer Natalie Cardone is a good example of the international solidarity towards Cuba.
Natalie Cardone is from Pau, Pyrenees Atlantiques. Her father was Sicilian and her mother Spanish.
As an actress she was nominated for a César award in 1989 for her part in the film Drôle d'endroit pour une Rencontre which she appeared in with Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve.
On May last year she appeared on board the aid ship Mavi Marmara in Turkey before it began its ill-fated journey as part of a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza in the face of a blockade imposed by Israel.
She performed this song, dedicating it to the people of Palestine, saying "What Israel has been doing is a genocide, it is a crime against humanity.
"These eight ships will be delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. I wish these ships to be the last ones, the embargo should end now, as soon as possible"
In circumstances that remain controversial, the convoy was intercepted by the Israeli Defence Force before it could reach Gaza, with the deaths of nine people on board and injuries sustained by both others on board and Israeli commandos involved in the raid.
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