CDR

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CDR is the common abbreviation for Cuba’s neighborhood-based Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, a mass organization used to promote government policies and monitor citizens.

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instanceOf mass organization
neighborhood organization
political organization abbreviation
abbreviation CDR NERFINISHED
activity distribution of information
monitoring of opposition activities
neighborhood surveillance
organization of local events
political mobilization
social control
associatedWith Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED
Cuban government NERFINISHED
country Cuba
Cuba
countryOfOrigin Cuba NERFINISHED
criticizedFor limiting civil liberties
political repression at local level
surveillance of citizens
dateFounded 1960
September 1960
founder Fidel Castro NERFINISHED
governmentRole instrument of social control
support structure for state security
headquartersCountry Cuba NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
ideology Cuban socialism
Marxism–Leninism
language Spanish
membershipEligibility Cuban residents
membershipType mass membership
nativeName Comités de Defensa de la Revolución NERFINISHED
organizationalLevel block level
neighborhood level
parentOrganization Communist Party of Cuba NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-Cuban Communist Party
pro-government
politicalSystemContext one-party state
purpose mobilize mass support for the Cuban government
monitor citizens
organize political activities at neighborhood level
promote government policies
surveillance of political dissent
refersTo Committees for the Defense of the Revolution NERFINISHED
regionServed all Cuban provinces
scope nationwide
selfDescription defense of the revolution
mass participation in revolutionary tasks
usesAbbreviation CDR NERFINISHED

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