Abelardo Colomé Ibarra
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Corps General
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (born 13 September 1939 in Oriente, Cuba) is a Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba
and the Cuban Minister
of the Interior.
He is a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
. He bears the title Hero of the Republic of Cuba
, and holds the Order of Máximo Gómez in recognition of, in Fidel Castro
's own words, "his extraordinary merits in the insurrectional struggle
against the tyranny and the imperialist neocolonial domination, the
struggle for the consolidation and defense of the socialist state, and the
accomplishment of heroic internationalist missions."
Corps General
Corps General is a rank corresponding to the Commonwealth and US rank of Lieutenant General. For convenience the rank in foreign armies is normally actually translated as Lieutenant General. In France a général de corps d'armée is actually an appointment of Divisional General, rather than a...
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra (born 13 September 1939 in Oriente, Cuba) is a Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba
Council of State of Cuba
The Council of State of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People’s Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National...
and the Cuban Minister
Council of Ministers of Cuba
The Cabinet of Cuba is the highest ranking executive and administrative body of the Republic of Cuba, and constitutes the nation's government...
of the Interior.
He is a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba
Communist Party of Cuba
The Communist Party of Cuba is the governing political party in Cuba. It is a communist party of the Marxist-Leninist model. The Cuban constitution ascribes the role of the Party to be the "leading force of society and of the state"...
. He bears the title Hero of the Republic of Cuba
Hero of the Republic of Cuba
The title Hero of the Republic of Cuba is a distinction in Cuba, awarded for heroic feats in service to the Cuban state and society. It has been received by only a few individuals, including Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Juan Almeida Bosque, Leonid Brezhnev and the Cuban Five....
, and holds the Order of Máximo Gómez in recognition of, in Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
's own words, "his extraordinary merits in the insurrectional struggle
against the tyranny and the imperialist neocolonial domination, the
struggle for the consolidation and defense of the socialist state, and the
accomplishment of heroic internationalist missions."