Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba

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armed forces military organization

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba is the island nation’s unified military organization, encompassing its army, navy, and air and air defense forces under the control of the Cuban government.

Aliases (10)

Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces ×6
Cuban Army ×3
Cuban Revolutionary Army ×3
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias ×3
Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force ×2
Cuban Revolutionary Navy ×1
Cuban armed forces ×1
Cuban militias ×1
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba ×1
Revolutionary Armed Forces ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
allegiance	Cuba → surface form: "Republic of Cuba"
continent	North America →
controlledBy	Cuban government →
country	Cuba →
foundedBy	Cuban Revolution →
hasCommanderRole	Chief of the General Staff → Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces →
hasDoctrine	people’s war → territorial defense →
hasInternationalAllegiance	Non-Aligned Movement →
hasParamilitaryComponent	Territorial Troops Militia → surface form: "Territorial Troop Militia" Youth Labor Army →
hasPart	Cuban Air Force → surface form: "Cuban Air and Air Defense Force" Rebel Army (Cuba) → surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Army" Cuban Navy → surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Navy"
hasReserveForces	yes →
headquartersLocation	Cuba → Havana, Cuba → surface form: "Havana"
historicalAlly	Soviet Union → Warsaw Pact → surface form: "Warsaw Pact states"
ideology	Marxism–Leninism → communism →
involvedIn	Angolan Civil War → Bay of Pigs Invasion → Cuban Missile Crisis → Cuban Revolution → Portuguese Colonial War → surface form: "Guinea-Bissau War of Independence" Nicaraguan Revolution → Ogaden conflict → surface form: "Ogaden War" South African Border War →
languageUsed	Spanish →
militaryBranch	air defense force → air force → army → navy →
nativeName	Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → surface form: "Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba"
partOf	Cuban government → surface form: "Government of Cuba"
precededBy	Rebel Army (Cuba) → surface form: "Cuban Army"
serviceType	compulsory military service → professional military service →
shortName	FAR →
subordinateTo	Council of State of Cuba → President of the Republic of Cuba → surface form: "President of Cuba"
usesConscription	yes →
usesEquipmentFrom	China → Russia → Soviet Union → domestic Cuban industry →

Referenced by (32)

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

FAR → acronymFor → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias"

United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution → associatedWith → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces"

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba → authorityOver → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces"

Communist Party of Cuba → controls → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban armed forces"

FAR → controls → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Army"

Brigade 2506 → defeatedBy → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban militias"

FAR → fullName → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias"

FAR → fullNameInEnglish → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Revolutionary Armed Forces"

FAR → hasBranch → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Army"

Bay of Pigs Museum → hasExhibitsOn → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces"

Sierra Maestra campaign → hasOpponent → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Army"

Batista government forces → hasPart → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Army"

Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → heads → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

Rebel Army → mergedInto → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

armed forces of Cuba → nativeName → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "Armed Forces of Cuba"

this entity surface form: "Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias"

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → nativeName → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba"

armed forces of Cuba → officialName → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "Armed Forces of Cuba"

Operation Zapata → opposedBy → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba → oversees → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Army"

Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces → oversees → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

GAESA → owner → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

Territorial Troops Militia → partOf → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces"

Batista government forces → replacedBy → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

Miguel Díaz-Canel → servedIn → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

armed forces of Cuba → serviceBranch → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "Armed Forces of Cuba"

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Army"

armed forces of Cuba → serviceBranch → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "Armed Forces of Cuba"

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Navy"

armed forces of Cuba → serviceBranch → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "Armed Forces of Cuba"

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force"

Rebel Army → successor → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

Mi-24 → usedBy → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "Mil Mi-24"

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force"

S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) missile → usedBy → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

subject surface form: "S-75 Dvina"

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces"

T-34 medium tank → usedBy → Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba →

this entity surface form: "Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces"