armed forces of Cuba

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The armed forces of Cuba are the country's military organization responsible for national defense, internal security, and supporting the ruling political system.


Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
abbreviation FAR
allegiance Communist Party of Cuba
Cuba
surface form: Republic of Cuba
commanderInChief President of Cuba
conscription yes
controls GAESA
military-owned enterprises
country Cuba
doctrine people’s war
territorial defense
foreignDeployment Algeria
Angola
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Nicaragua
formedFrom Rebel Army
foundingEvent Cuban Revolution
governingBody Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
headquartersLocation Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
language Spanish
militaryAge 18
minister Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces
nativeName Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
surface form: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
officialName Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
participatedIn Angolan Civil War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Ethiopian Civil War
Nicaraguan Revolution
Angolan Civil War
surface form: Ogaden War
politicalRole pillar of the Cuban state
support of the Communist Party of Cuba
primaryMission defense of Cuban sovereignty
protection of the Cuban Revolution
role internal security
national defense
support of ruling political system
serviceBranch Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Army

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Navy

Territorial Troops Militia
Youth Labor Army
serviceType conscription
professional military service
supremeCommander First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
type regular armed forces
reserve forces

Referenced by (9)

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

Youth Labor Army associatedWith armed forces of Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuban military
GAESA controlledBy armed forces of Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuban military
Cuban government controls armed forces of Cuba
October Crisis hasParticipant armed forces of Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
Bay of Pigs Invasion opponent armed forces of Cuba
this entity surface form: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
Bay of Pigs Invasion opponent armed forces of Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Air Force
this entity surface form: military intelligence of Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuban armed forces
Youth Labor Army partOf armed forces of Cuba
this entity surface form: Cuban armed forces