First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

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The First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba is the country’s top political leader and de facto head of state, wielding ultimate authority over both the government and the armed forces.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf leadership position
political office
appointedBy Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
Communist Party of Cuba Congress
associatedWith Council of Ministers of Cuba
Council of State of Cuba
National Assembly of People’s Power
Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba
authorityOver Communist Party of Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
Government of Cuba
linked to: Cuban government
constitutionalContext one‑party socialist state
controls Cuban armed forces
Cuban state security apparatus
country Cuba
countryGoverned Republic of Cuba
linked to: Cuba
deFactoRole head of state of Cuba
supreme political leader of Cuba
firstOfficeHolder Fidel Castro
governsIn Havana
linked to: Havana, Cuba
headquartersLocation Havana
linked to: Havana, Cuba
ideologicalRole chief ideologue of the Cuban state
influences domestic policy of Cuba
foreign policy of Cuba
jurisdiction national
legalBasis Constitution of Cuba
nativeName Primer Secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba
nativeNameLanguage Spanish
officeHoldersInclude Fidel Castro
Miguel Díaz‑Canel
linked to: Miguel Díaz-Canel

Raúl Castro
officeType party leadership office
partOf Communist Party of Cuba
partyAffiliationRequired Communist Party of Cuba
politicalIdeology Marxism–Leninism
communism
politicalSystemType one‑party system
powerSource Communist Party of Cuba
rank highest office in the Communist Party of Cuba
highest political authority in Cuba
residenceCountry Cuba
roleIn political system of Cuba
scopeOfPower military leadership
party leadership
state leadership
stateStructureContext socialist republic
symbolicRole symbol of Cuban revolutionary leadership
termDefinedBy Communist Party of Cuba statutes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armed Forces of Cuba supremeCommander First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
subject linked to: armed forces of Cuba
Raúl Castro positionHeld First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba nativeName Primer Secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba
linked to: First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba elects First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Miguel Díaz-Canel positionHeld First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Communist Party of Cuba Congress elects First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba hasMember First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba