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Antoni Kapcia is professor of Latin American history at the University of Nottingham, where he also directs the Centre for Research on Cuba. Since 1975, he has published extensively on aspects of modern and contemporary Cuban history, focusing especially on political and cultural history and on the questions of ideology and national identity. His books include Cuba: Island of dreams (2000), Havana: The making of Cuban culture (2005), Cuba in Revolution (2008) and (in conjunction with Par Kumaraswami) Literary Culture in Cuba: Revolution, nation-building and the book (2012).
LEADERSHIP IN THE CUBAN REVOLUTION
THE UNSEEN STORY
Antoni Kapcia
Leadership in the Cuban Revolution: The unseen story was first published in 2014 by Zed Books Ltd, 7 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF, UK
This ebook edition was first published in 2014
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Copyright Antoni Kapcia 2014
The right of Antoni Kapcia to be identified as the author of this work have been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988
Set in Monotype Plantin and FF Kievit by Ewan Smith, London
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ISBN 978-1-78032-528-6
CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Those listed appear more than once in the text or in a single usage but without an immediate translation.
ACRC | Asociacin de Combatientes de la Revolucin Cubana (Association of Veterans of the Cuban Revolution) |
AJR | Asociacin de Jvenes Rebeldes (Association of Rebel Youth the 26 July youth wing in 1959) |
ALBA | Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra Amrica (Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas) |
ANAP | Asociacin Nacional de Agricultores Pequeos (National Association of Small Farmers) |
CDR | Comit para la Defensa de la Revolucin (Committee for the Defence of the Revolution) |
CNC | Consejo Nacional de Cultura (National Cultural Council) |
CNOC | Confederacin Nacional de Obreros de Cuba (National Confederation of Cuban Workers, 192539) |
COMECON | Acronym for Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), the Socialist Blocs economic organisation, 194890 |
CTC | Confederacin de Trabajadores de Cuba (193960)/Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (1960 onwards) (Confederation of Cuban Workers) |
CTC-R | Confederacin de Trabajadores de Cuba Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Confederation of Cuban Workers) |
DEU | Directorio Estudiantil Universitario (University Students Directorate federation) |
DGI | Direccin General de Inteligencia (General Intelligence Office) |
DR | Directorio Revolucionario 13 de Marzo) (195761) (Revolutionary Directorate 13 March) |
DRE | Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (195357) (Revolutionary Student Directorate) |
DSE | Departamento de Seguridad del Estado (Department of State Security) |
EIR | Escuelas de Instruccin Revolucionaria (Schools of Revolutionary Education) |
EJT | Ejrcito Juvenil de Trabajao (Youth Labour Army) |
FAR | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Revolutionary Armed Forces) |
FEEM | Federacin de Estudiantes de la Enseanza Media (Federation of Secondary Education Students) |
FEU | Federacin Estudiantil Universitaria (until 1959), Federacin de Estudiantes Universitarios (from 1959) (University Students Federation) |
FMC | Federacin de Mujeres Cubanas (Federation of Cuban Women) |
FONU | Frente Obrero Nacional de Unidad (National Workers Unity Front) |
ICAIC | Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematogrficas (Cuban Cinema Institute) |
INDER | Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educacin Fsica y Recreacin (National Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Recreation) |
INRA | Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria (National Institute for Agrarian Reform) |
INTUR | Instituto de Turismo (Tourism Institute) |
JS | Juventud Socialista (Socialist Youth PSPs youth wing) |
JUCEI | Junta de Coordinacin, Ejecucin e Inspeccin (Coordination, Execution and Inspection Board local government structure in the 1960s) |
JUCEPLAN | Junta Central de Planificacin (Central Planning Board) |
MINFAR | Ministerio de las FAR (see above) (Defence Ministry literally Ministry for the Armed Forces) |
MININT | Ministerio del Interior (Ministry of the Interior) |
MNR | Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario (National Revolutionary Movement) |
MSR | Movimiento Socialista Revolucionario (Revolutionary Socialist Movement) |
OAS | Organisation of American States |
ORI | Organizaciones Revolucionarias Integradas (Integrated Revolutionary Organisations) |
OSPAAL | Organizacin de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, Africa y Latinoamrica (Organisation of Solidarity with the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America) |
PCC | Partido Comunista de Cuba (Cuban Communist Party) |
PRC-A | Partido Revolucionario Cubano Autntico (the Autnticos) (Authentic Cuban Revolutionary Party) |
PSP | Partido Socialista Popular (Peoples Socialist Party) |
PURSC | Partido Unido (occasionally Unificado) de la Revolucin Socialista de Cuba (United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution) |
SDPE | Sistema de Direccin y Planificacin de la Economa (Economic Management and Planning System) |
UIR | Unin Insurreccional Revolucionaria (Revolutionary Insurrectionary Union) |
UJC | Unin de Jvenes Comunistas (Union of Communist Youth) |
UMAP | Unidad Militar para Ayuda a la Produccin (Military Unit for Assisting Production) |
UNEAC | Unin de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (Union of Cuban Writers and Artists) |
UN ECLA | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America |
SPANISH TERMS
Those listed are used more than once or not explained after the sole usage.
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