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|incumbent = [[Raúl Castro]]
|incumbent = [[Raúl Castro]]
|incumbentsince = February 24, 2008
|incumbentsince = February 24, 2008
|department = [[Council of State (Cuba)|Council of State]]
|style =
|residence = [[Palacio de la Revolución]]
|member_of = [[Council of Ministers (Cuba)|Council of Ministers]]
|style = [[Mr. President (title)|Mr. President]]
|Type = [[Head of state]]
|residence = [[w:es:Palacio de la Revolución|Palacio de la Revolución]]
|appointer = [[National Assembly of People's Power]]
|appointer = [[National Assembly of People's Power]]
|termlength = Five years, renewable once <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-castro-84-says-cubas-leaders-are-too-old-proposes-limits-2016-4?r=US&IR=T|title=Raul Castro says Cuba needs term limits for its leaders|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>
|termlength = Five years, renewable once <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-castro-84-says-cubas-leaders-are-too-old-proposes-limits-2016-4?r=US&IR=T|title=Raul Castro says Cuba needs term limits for its leaders|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>
|formation = 1902
|formation = 1902/1976
|inaugural = [[Fidel Castro]] ([[Constitution of Cuba#1976 Constitution|1976 Constitution]])
|inaugural = [[Fidel Castro]] ([[Constitution of Cuba#1976 Constitution|1976 Constitution]])
|deputy = [[Vice President of Cuba|First Vice President of the Council of State]]
|deputy = [[Vice President of Cuba|First Vice President of the Council of State]]
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The President of the Council of State is, at the same time, the '''President''' (as [[Prime Minister of Cuba|Prime Minister]]) '''of the [[Council of Ministers (Cuba)|Council of Ministers of Cuba]]''', the [[head of government]]. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the President of the Council of State, the First Vice President assumes the President’s duties.
The President of the Council of State is, at the same time, the '''President''' (as [[Prime Minister of Cuba|Prime Minister]]) '''of the [[Council of Ministers (Cuba)|Council of Ministers of Cuba]]''', the [[head of government]]. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the President of the Council of State, the First Vice President assumes the President’s duties.

The current President is [[Raúl Castro]], who is also the [[First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba]], making him the ''de facto'' top leader in Cuba, a [[One-party state|one-party]] [[communist state]].


==Powers==
==Powers==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba]]
*[[Prime Minister of Cuba]]
*[[List of Presidents of Cuba]]
*[[List of Presidents of Cuba]]
*[[Presidency of Fidel Castro]]
*[[Cuba under Fidel Castro]]
*[[2006–08 Cuban transfer of presidential duties]]
*[[2006–08 Cuban transfer of presidential duties]]


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President of the Council of State of Cuba
Presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba
Official Standard
Incumbent
Raúl Castro
since February 24, 2008
Council of State
StyleMr. President
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
ResidencePalacio de la Revolución
AppointerNational Assembly of People's Power
Term lengthFive years, renewable once [1]
Inaugural holderFidel Castro (1976 Constitution)
Formation1902/1976
DeputyFirst Vice President of the Council of State
Politics of Cuba
Constitution
Communist Party
8th term
National Assembly
9th term
Elections and referendums
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Related topics
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The President of Cuba (Spanish: Presidente de Cuba), officially called from 1976 President of the Council of State (Spanish: Presidente del Consejo de Estado de Cuba), is the head of the Council of State of Cuba. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1976.

The President of the Council of State is, at the same time, the President (as Prime Minister) of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, the head of government. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the President of the Council of State, the First Vice President assumes the President’s duties.

The current President is Raúl Castro, who is also the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, making him the de facto top leader in Cuba, a one-party communist state.

Powers

The President of Cuba has the power to:

  1. Propose to the National Assembly of People’s Power, once elected by that body, the members of the Council of Ministers;
  2. Accept (based on personal preference) the resignation of the members of the Council of Ministers or propose either to the National Assembly of People’s Power or the Council of State the replacement of any of those members and, in both cases, to propose the corresponding substitutes;
  3. Receive the credentials of the heads of delegation of foreign diplomatic missions. This responsibility may be delegated to any of the vice presidents of the Council of State;
  4. Assume the supreme command of all armed forces and determine their general organization;
  5. Preside over the National Defense Council;
  6. Declare a state emergency in those cases provided for in this Constitution, stating his decision, as soon as the circumstances permit it, to the National Assembly of People’s Power or to the Council of State if the Assembly is unable to meet, according to legal effects;
  7. Sign decree-laws and other resolutions of the Council of State and the legal provisions adopted by the Council of Ministers or its Executive Committee, and arrange for their publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic;
  8. Assume all other duties assigned it by the Constitution or by law.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Raul Castro says Cuba needs term limits for its leaders". Retrieved 2016-09-07.


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