Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba

The Politburo is the highest political organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.

History

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The Politburo of the Central Committee was established on 3 October 1965 when the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution was transformed into the present-day Communist Party of Cuba.[1] It was established as the party's highest decision-making body between plenary sessions of the Central Committee, and its meetings were to be chaired by the First Secretary of the Central Committee.[1] Of the eight members elected to the Provisional Politburo three concurrently served as members of the Provisional Secretariat.

Alternate membership in the Politburo was abolished at the 4th Party Congress, held on 10–14 October 1991, with the intention of streamlining the party's decision-making process.[2]

Terms

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Term Members Period Duration
Male Female Reelected Start End
Provisional 8 0 8 3 October 1965 17 December 1975 10 years, 75 days
1st 13 0 13 22 December 1975 17 December 1980 4 years, 361 days
2nd 26 1 15 20 December 1980 4 February 1986 5 years, 46 days
3rd 23 1 10 7 February 1986 10 October 1991 5 years, 245 days
4th 22 3 16 14 October 1991 8 October 1997 5 years, 359 days
5th 22 2 8 10 October 1997 16 April 2011 13 years, 188 days
6th 15 1 11 19 April 2011 16 April 2016 4 years, 363 days
7th 13 4 9 19 April 2016 16 April 2021 4 years, 362 days
8th 11 3 19 April 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 229 days

See also

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References

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Specific

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  1. ^ a b Bethell 1993, p. 129.
  2. ^ Kapcia 1992, p. 182.

Bibliography

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Articles and journals:

  • Kapcia, Antoni (1992). "The fourth congress of the Cuban Communist Party: Time for a change?". Journal of Communist Studies. 8 (1). University of California Press: 180–7. doi:10.1080/13523279208415136.

Books: