Raúl Castro Ruz

Raul Castro Ruz. He was president of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba and first Secretary of the Central Committee of the PCC, a position he held until April 19, 2021. Revolutionary fighter, political leader, statesman and military chief. In 1998 he received the honorary title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba. As Army General, they highlight his decisive participation at the head of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces for almost 49 years. In 2008 he was elected by the National Assembly as President of the Councils of State and Ministers, and was re-elected for a second term in February 2013 and until April 2018. During the VI Congress of the PCC, in April 2011, he was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party. From both positions, he directed the effort to perfect the model of Socialism on the Island.