Blas Roca Calderio
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Blas Roca Calderio (24 July 1908 – 25 April 1987) was a Cuban politician and Marxist theorist who served as President of the National Assembly of People's Power in Cuba from 1976 to 1981. He was also head of the pre-1959 revolution Communist Party of Cuba for 28 years and editor of the communist newspaper Hoy. He was a signatory of the Cuban Constitution of 1940 and chaired the committee that wrote the country's first socialist constitution in 1976.
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Blas Roca Calderio | |
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President of the National Assembly of People's Power | |
In office 2 December 1976 – 1981 | |
Vice President | Raúl Roa García |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Flavio Bravo Pardo |
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Popular Socialist Party | |
In office April 1934 – 24 June 1961 | |
Preceded by | Jorge Vivó |
Succeeded by | Fidel Castro |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 July 1908 Manzanillo, Cuba |
Died | 25 April 1987 (aged 78) Havana, Cuba |
Political party | Popular Socialist Party (1929–1961) 26th of July Movement (1953–1965) Communist Party of Cuba (1965–1981) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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