Who is incharge of cuba

In February, it opened the bulk of its government-monopolized economy to entrepreneurs in the private sector. There have also been small nods to social liberalization by Havana, under sanctions from the United States since In recent months, the government held its first-ever talks -- though short-lived -- with pro-free speech protesters, after authorizing in Cuba's first non-political demonstration, by animal rights activists. The arrival of the internet on mobile phones at the end of has made for a paradigm shift in Cuba, with never-before-seen access to information and new forums for expression.

People are even organizing demonstrations in a country where protests are rare. In response, the PCC has said its congress would be "confronting political and ideological subversion, which has made internet and social media its principal field of operations. He had the last word. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. ON TV. A sense of continuity.

Image source, AFP. What are his policies? Related Topics. Published 16 April. Published 26 July Published 27 July. The spread on social media of videos documenting the protests and the repression also put the government on the defensive, more than ever, as it tried to control the political narrative.

They [protesters] have to go over our dead bodies if they want to confront the revolution. But the outburst of anger in so many different locations, with many chanting "Freedom!

He studied electrical engineering and began his political career in his early 20s as a member of the Young Communist League in Santa Clara, a city which was the site of the last battle in the Cuban Revolution and which to this day is dominated by the Che Guevara Mausoleum. While teaching engineering at the local university, he worked his way up the ranks of the Young Communist League, becoming its second secretary at the age of He also played a key role in the Communist Party in his native province of Villa Clara.

During his time at the helm of the provincial government, it was said to have enjoyed more freedoms than other parts of the country.