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The Council of State is a thirty-one member body of the Republic 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 Assembly of People’s Power into session between its scheduled twice yearly sessions. The membership consists of a President, a Secretary, a First Vice President, five Vice Presidents, and twenty-three additional members. The President, the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents are also members of the Council of Ministers. The National Assembly of People’s Power (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) is the legislature of the Republic of Cuba. ... The Council of Ministers is the cabinet of the Republic of Cuba. ...


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Council of State of Cuba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (137 words)
The Council of State is a thirty-one member body of the Republic 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 Assembly of People’s Power into session between its scheduled twice yearly sessions.
The President, the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents are also members of the Council of Ministers.
Cuba (08/05) (7561 words)
In response, the United States imposed an embargo on Cuba in October 1960, and, in response to Castro's provocations, broke diplomatic relations on January 3, 1961.
Cuba is a totalitarian state controlled by Fidel Castro, who is chief of state, head of government, First Secretary of the PCC, and commander in chief of the armed forces.
Cuba is a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), although its present government has been excluded from participation since 1962 for incompatibility with the principles of the inter-American system.
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