5th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba

The 5th Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) was elected in 1997 by the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 5th Party Congress.

Members

Rank	Name	4th POL	6th POL	Birth	Gender
1	Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz	Old	Retired	1926	Male
2	Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz	Old	Reelected	1931	Male
3	Juan Esteban Lazo Hernández	Old	Reelected	1944	Male
4	Carlos Aurelio Lage Dávila	Old	Removed	1951	Male
5	Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada	New	Reelected	1937	Male
6	Ulises Rosales del Toro	Old	Retired	1942	Male
7	Juan Almeida Bosque	Old	Died	1927	Male
8	José Ramón Machado Ventura	Old	Reelected	1930	Male
9	José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera	New	Not	1932	Male
10	Pedro Alcántara Ross Leal	Old	Retired	1939	Male
11	Concepción Campa Huergo	Old	Retired	1951	Female
12	Abel Prieto Jiménez	Old	Retired	1950	Male
13	Julio Casas Regueiro	Old	Reelected	1936	Male
14	Leopoldo Cintra Frías	Old	Reelected	1941	Male
15	Pedro Saez Montejo	New	Removed	1953	Male
16	Abelardo Colome Ibarra	Old	Reelected	1939	Male
17	Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz	New	Removed	1961	Male
18	Misael Enamorado Dager	New	Not	1953	Male
19	Ramón Espinosa Martín	New	Reelected	1939	Male
20	Yadira García Vera	Old	Removed	1955	Female
21	Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte	New	Removed	1956	Male
22	Marcos Javier Portal León	New	Removed	1945	Male
23	Roberto Robaina González	Old	Removed	1956	Male
24	Alfredo Jordán Morales	Old	Died	1950	Male
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Changes

Name	Change	Year	6th POL	Birth	Gender
Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez	Added	2003	Reelected	1961	Male
Yadira García Vera	Removed	2010	Not	1955	Female
Carlos Lage Dávila	Removed	2009	Not	1951	Male
Álvaro Lopez Miera	Added	2008	Reelected	1943	Male
Marcos Javier Portal León	Removed	2006	Not	1945	Male
Roberto Robaina González	Removed	2002	Not	1956	Male
Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte	Removed	2006	Not	19??	Male
Pedro Saez Montejo	Removed	2009	Not	1953	Male
Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz	Removed	2010	Not	1961	Male
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez	Added	2008	Reelected	1932	Male
Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa	Added	2008	Reelected	1945	Male
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References

Bibliography

Articles and journals:

• Mujal-León, Eusebio (2011). "Survival, Adaptation and Uncertainty: The Case of Cuba". Journal of International Affairs. 65 (1). School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University: 149–168. JSTOR 24388187.