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Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba)

Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba)

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The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (Spanish: Ministro 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]

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Responsibilities

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]

Ministers

† denotes people who died in office.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Álvaro López Miera sustituye a Leopoldo Cintra Frías en el Ministerio de las FAR cubanas". 15 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    Burnett, Victoria (5 September 2011). "Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, Cuba's Defense Minister, Dies at 75". The New York Times.
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    "General de Cuerpo de Ejército Leopoldo Cintra Frías". www.granma.cu.
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    "Designan al general Álvaro López Miera como nuevo ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas de Cuba". 16 April 2021.
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