Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba

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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.


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
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"

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