Leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)
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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. See also the Cuban Political Leaders main page.

The so-called Integrated Revolutionary Organizations (ORI) was formed in Jul 1961 by the merger of the Revolutionary Movement July 26th (MR-26-7, led by Fidel Castro), the People's Socialist Party (PSP, communist, led by Blas Roca) and the Revolutionary Directory March 13th (led by Faure Chomón). The ORI became on 26 Mar 1962 the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution (PURSC), which converted into the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) on 3 Oct 1965.

This page is entirely a courtesy of Mauricio de Miranda



Leadership of ORI and PURSC, Mar 1962

Secretaryship

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
Ernesto (Che) Guevara de la Serna (+1967)
Oswaldo Dorticós Torrado (+1983)
Blas Roca Calderío (+1987)
Emilio Aragonés

National Directory

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz 
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz 
Ernesto (Che) Guevara de La Serna (+1967)
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1983) 
Blas Roca Calderío (+1987)
Emilio Aragonés
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (+1997)
Augusto Martínez Sánchez 
Aníbal Escalante Dellundé 
Faure Chomón Mediavilla 
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez 
Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado
Severo Aguirre del Cristo 
Flavio Bravo Pardo 
César Escalante Dellundé 
Joaquín Ordoqui 
Lázaro Peña 
Manuel Luzardo 
Ramón Calcines 
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
Armando Hart Dávalos 
Sergio del Valle Jiménez (+2007)
Guillermo García Frías 
Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriarán  
Raúl Curbelo Morales

Original leadership of PCC on foundation, Oct 3, 1965

Political Bureau

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz 
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
Oswaldo Dorticós Torrado (+1983)
Guillermo García Frías
Armando Hart Dávalos
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Sergio del Valle Jiménez (+2007)

Secretaryship

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
Oswaldo Dorticós Torrado (+1983)
Blas Roca Calderío (+1987)
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (+1997)
Faure Chomón Mediavilla
Isidoro Malmierca Peolí (from 7 Feb 1973) (+2001)
Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña (from 7 Feb 1973)
Antonio Pérez Herrero (from 7 Feb 1973)
Raúl García Peláez (from 7 Feb 1973)

I Congress of the PCC, Havana, Dec 17-22, 1975

Political Bureau

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz 
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
Oswaldo Dorticós Torrado (+1983)
Guillermo García Frías
Armando Hart Dávalos
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Sergio del Valle Jiménez (+2007)
Blas Roca Calderío (+1987)
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (+1997)
Pedro Miret Prieto
Arnaldo Milián Castro

Secretaryship

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
Jose Ramón Machado Ventura
Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña
Antonio Pérez Herrero
Isidoro Malmierca Peolí (+2001)
Raúl García Peláez
Raúl Valdés Vivó (from 15 Dec 1977)

II Congress of the PCC, Havana, Dec 17-20, 1980

Political Bureau

Full members
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz 
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Guillermo García Frías
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Blas Roca Calderío (+1987)
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (+1997)
Oswaldo Dorticós Torrado (+1983)
Pedro Miret Prieto
Sergio del Valle Jiménez (+2007)
Armando Hart Dávalos
Arnaldo Milián Castro
Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña
Julio Camacho Aguilera
Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriarán

Alternate members
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra
Senén Casas Regueiro
Sixto Batista Santana
Antonio Pérez Herrero
Humberto Pérez González
Jesús Montané Oropesa
Miguel Cano Blanco
Vilma Espín Guillois
Roberto Veiga Menéndez
José Ramírez Cruz
Armando Acosta Cordero

Secretaryship

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
Pedro Miret Prieto
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Pedro Miret Prieto
Antonio Pérez Herrero
Jesús Montané Oropesa
Julián Rizo Alvarez
Lionel Soto Prieto

III Congress of the PCC, Havana, Feb 4-7, 1986

Political Bureau

Full members
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz 
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz 
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (+1997)
Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriarán
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra
Pedro Miret Prieto
Armando Hart Dávalos
Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña
Julio Camacho Aguilera
Vilma Espín Guillois
Esteban Lazo Hernández
Roberto Veiga Menéndez

Alternate members
Luis Álvarez de la Nuez
Senén Casas Regueiro
José Ramón Fernández Álvarez
Yolanda Ferrer Gómez
Raúl Miguel Vargas
José Ramírez Cruz
Julián Rizo Álvarez
Humberto Pérez González (to 12 Dec 1987)
Ulises Rosales del Toro
Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín
Lázaro Vázquez García

Secretaryship

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Jorge Risquet Valdés-Saldaña
Julián Rizo Álvarez
José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera
Sixto Batista Santana
Jaime Crombet Hernández-Baquero
Lionel Soto Prieto
Carlos Aldana Escalante (from 23 Dec 1986)
Pedro Ross Leal (from 23 Dec 1986)

IV Congress of the PCC, Santiago, Oct 10-14, 1991

Political Bureau

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Carlos Aldana Escalante (to Oct 1992)
Carlos Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (+1997)
Osmani Cienfuegos Gorriarán
Carlos Lage Dávila
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra
Julián Rizo Álvarez
Ulises Rosales del Toro
Julio Casas Regueiro
Leopoldo Cintra Frías
Jorge Lezcano Pérez
Esteban Lazo Hernández
Alfredo Jordán Morales (+2005)
Nelson Torres Pérez
Roberto Robaina González
María de los Ángeles García Álvarez
Abel Prieto Jiménez
Pedro Ross Leal
Yadira García Vera
Concepción Campa Huergo
Cándido Palmero Hernández
Alfredo Hondal González

V Congress of the PCC, Havana, Oct 8-11, 1997

Political Bureau

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Esteban Lazo Hernández
Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra
Julio Casas Regueiro	
Leopoldo Cintra Frías
Ramón Espinosa Martín
Ulises Rosales del Toro
José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera
Concepción Campa Huergo
Yadira García Vera
Abel Prieto Jiménez
Misael Enamorado Dáger
Miguel Mario Díaz Canel Bermúdez (from 2003)
Pedro Ross Leal
Pedro Sáez Montejo
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (from 2008)
Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz
Álvaro Lopez Miera (from 2008)
Salvador Valdés Mesa (from 2008)
Alfredo Jordán Morales (+2005)
Carlos Lage Dávila (to Mar 2009)
Marcos Javier Portal León (to 2006)
Roberto Robaina González (to Aug 2002)
Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte (to Apr 2006)

Commission of the Political Bureau (instated 29 Apr 2008)

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz 
Jose Ramon Machado Ventura 
Juan Almeida Bosque (+2009)
Abelardo Colomé Ibarra 
Carlos Lage Dávila (to Mar 2009)
Esteban Lazo Hernández 
Julio Casas Regueiro 

Secretaryship (reinstated 1 Jul 2006)

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (1st secretary)
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (2nd secretary)
José Ramón Machado Ventura
Esteban Lazo Hernández
Jorge Luis Sierra Cruz
Misael Enamorado Dáger 
Olga Lidia Tapia 
Abelardo Álvarez Gil
Roberto López Hernández
Víctor Gaute López
Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda 

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