Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba)
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 | |
![]() Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces emblem | |
![]() 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 |
Leadership structure
edit- First Secretary – Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Commander in Chief – Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Minister of the FAR – Álvaro López Miera[1]
- Chief of Staff – Álvaro López Miera
Responsibilities
editThe 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]
Ministers
edit† 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, 126 days | PCC | [5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Álvaro López Miera sustituye a Leopoldo Cintra Frías en el Ministerio de las FAR cubanas". 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias - Sitio Web de la defensa de la República de Cuba". www.cubadefensa.cu. Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ Burnett, Victoria (5 September 2011). "Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, Cuba's Defense Minister, Dies at 75". The New York Times.
- ^ "General de Cuerpo de Ejército Leopoldo Cintra Frías". www.granma.cu.
- ^ "Designan al general Álvaro López Miera como nuevo ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas de Cuba". 16 April 2021.