The Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba is an organ of the
Central Committee
Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states. In such party organizations, the ...
of the
Communist Party of Cuba
The Communist Party of Cuba ( es, Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC) is the sole ruling party of Cuba. It was founded on 3 October 1965 as the successor to the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution, which was in turn made up of the 26 ...
.
History
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. It was established as the party's highest decision-making body between plenary sessions of the
Central Committee
Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states. In such party organizations, the ...
, and its meetings were to be chaired by the
First Secretary of the Central Committee. 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.
Terms
See also
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Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) is the highest decision-making body of the party between convocations of the Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, PCC Congress.
History
The Central Committee was established on 3 Octob ...
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Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba
The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba is an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.
History
The Secretariat of the Central Committee was established on 3 October 1965 when the United Party of the Cuban Socialist R ...
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