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Ministry of Cuba From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (Spanish: Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias – MINFAR), also known as the Ministry of the FAR, is a Cuban military agency which is the executive body of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. The current Minister of the FAR is Corps General and longtime Chief of Staff Álvaro López Miera.[1]
Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias | |
The MINFAR building in Havana. | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 16 February 1959 |
Superseding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Plaza de la Revolución, Havana |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executives |
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Website | www |
The MINFAR directs, controls, and executes the policy of the Communist Party of Cuba and the government regarding the activities of the readiness of the nation to defend itself. It is responsible for the budget of the military, as well as for making arms deals with other countries. This ministry fulfills these obligations in coordination with other government agencies and institutions. The powers and functions of the MINFAR are regulated in legislation from the National Assembly of People's Power.[2]
† denotes people who died in office.
No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Ref. |
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1 | Raúl Castro (born 1931) | Comandante16 February 1959 | 24 February 2008 | 49 years, 8 days | PCC | — | |
2 | Julio Casas Regueiro (1936–2011) | Corps General24 February 2008 | 3 September 2011 † | 3 years, 191 days | PCC | [3] | |
3 | Leopoldo Cintra Frías (born 1941) | Corps General9 November 2011 | 15 April 2021 | 9 years, 157 days | PCC | [4] | |
4 | Álvaro López Miera (born 1943) | Corps General15 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 169 days | PCC | [5] |
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