Camilo Cienfuegos Military Schools System

Last updated

The Camilo Cienfuegos Military Schools System (Spanish : Escuelas Militares Camilo Cienfuegos, EMCC) are a type of boarding school in the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. Founded 1966, it has 20 campuses in many cities, and is an official military high school. They provide pre-military training to students aged 11 to 17. [1] They forge of more than 70% of officers and 50% of the generals and colonels in the FAR. [2] It is named after Camilo Cienfuegos, a Cuban revolutionary who, along with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Juan Almeida Bosque, and Raúl Castro, took part in the 1956 Granma expedition. Unlike the Russian Suvorov Military Schools, they are co-educational, modeled on United States military high schools and preparatory pre-college institutes.

Contents

Overview

They were created on September 23, 1966, at the initiative of General of the Army Raúl Castro. [3] Honorific names that were considered were that Ignacio Agramonte or Quintín Bandera. The initial purpose was the need for the formation of schools that would nurture the military education centers with young people who would be trained as future officer cadets of the CRAF. [4] By 1968, there were hundreds of students, and later the then boys-only school became co-ed with the admission of the first female cadets. [4] Over its four decades, 3,800 Camilitos students graduated from pre-university education. [5]

The Schools marked their Golden Jubilee in 2016.

Location

The first EMCC campus buildings were located at the entrance of the town of Punta Brava, but soon after it was decided to transfer it to a facility in Playa Baracoa (Bauta) in the old province of La Habana, currently in the province of Artemisa. [4] Other campuses are located in the following localities in the country:[ citation needed ]

The Antonio Maceo Military College, the ITM José Martí, the Granma Naval Academy, the Military Medical University of Cuba and the Comandante Arides Estévez Sánchez Superior Military School constitute the higher military educational institutions that the schools' graduates enter following the completion of their studies. [5]

The Havana City battalion of the Military Schools participates in military parades and ceremonies of state.

School uniform

The Armed Forces service green uniform is worn by cadets during their study days. During parades a full dress uniform is worn which is khaki brown with olive green pants and a side cap.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces</span> Military forces of Cuba

The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces are the military forces of Cuba. They include Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia, Youth Labor Army, and the Defense and Production Brigades, plus the Civil Defense Organization and the National Reserves Institution. All these groups are subordinated to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raúl Castro</span> Leader of Cuba from 2011 to 2021 (born 1931)

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban retired politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, and President of Cuba between 2008 and 2018, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Camilo Cienfuegos</span> Cuban revolutionary fighter and guerilla (1933–1959)

Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán was a Cuban revolutionary. One of the major figures of the Cuban Revolution, he was considered second only to Fidel Castro among the revolutionary leadership.

Landing of the <i>Granma</i> Invasion of Cuba done by a single yacht in the Cuban revolution

Granma is a yacht that was used to transport 82 fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in November 1956 to overthrow the regime of Fulgencio Batista. The 60-foot diesel-powered vessel was built in 1943 by Wheeler Shipbuilding of Brooklyn, New York, as a light armored target practice boat, US Navy C-1994, and modified postwar to accommodate 12 people. "Granma", in English, is an affectionate term for a grandmother; the yacht is said to have been named for the previous owner's grandmother.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">26th of July Movement</span> Cuban political organization

The 26th of July Movement was a Cuban vanguard revolutionary organization and later a political party led by Fidel Castro. The movement's name commemorates the failed 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba, part of an attempt to overthrow the dictator Fulgencio Batista.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Clara, Cuba</span> City in Villa Clara, Cuba

Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is centrally located in the province and Cuba. Santa Clara is the fifth-most populous Cuban city, with a population of nearly 245,959.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huber Matos</span> Cuban military leader and dissident activist

Huber Matos Benítez was a Cuban military leader, political dissident, activist, and writer. He opposed the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista from its inception in 1952 and fought alongside Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos and other members of the 26th of July Movement to overthrow it. Following the success of the Cuban Revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power, he criticized the regime's shift in favor of Marxist principles and ties to the Popular Socialist Party (PSP). Convicted of treason and sedition by the revolutionary government, he spent 20 years in prison (1959–1979) before being released in 1979. He then divided his time between Miami, Florida, and Costa Rica while continuing to protest the policies of the Cuban government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Almeida Bosque</span> Cuban revolutionary and politician (1927–2009)

Juan Almeida Bosque was a Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the insurgent forces in the Cuban Revolution. After the rebels took power in 1959, he was a prominent figure in the Communist Party of Cuba. At the time of his death, he was a Vice-President of the Cuban Council of State and was its third ranking member. He received several decorations, and national and international awards, including the title of "Hero of the Republic of Cuba" and the Order of Máximo Gómez.

The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in 1959.

Osmany Cienfuegos Gorriarán is a Cuban politician and older brother of Camilo Cienfuegos. He has served in various roles in the Cuban government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niquero</span> Municipality in Granma, Cuba

Niquero is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba and is the southernmost municipality in the country. It is located in the coastal region of the province, bordering the Gulf of Guacanayabo. Cape Cruz, the westernmost point of the province is located in this municipality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Cuba</span> Overview of and topical guide to Cuba

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cuba:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramón Barquín</span> Cuban dissident (1914–2008)

Ramón M. Barquín was a Cuban military colonel and opponent of former President Fulgencio Batista. Barquín was jailed by the Batista government for leading a failed coup attempt in 1956. He later fled Cuba in 1960 following the 1959 takeover by Fidel Castro.

Norberto Collado Abreu was the Cuban captain and helmsman of the yacht Granma, which brought Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels to Cuba from Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico, in 1956. The 1956 landing of Castro from the Granma in eastern Cuba began the Cuban Revolution which resulted in the termination of President Fulgencio Batista's government in 1959.

The Day of the Cuban Armed Forces is a national holiday in Cuba celebrated annually on December 2 commemorating the landing of the Granma which brought the Castro brothers and their supporters from Mexico to Cuba to start their revolution against the Batista Regime. The event is marked by military parades, fireworks and concerts throughout the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leopoldo Cintra Frías</span> Cuban military and political leader

Leopoldo Cintra Frías is a retired Cuban military officer and political leader. Cintra was the former Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.

Manuel Piti Fajardo Rivero was a Cuban revolutionary physician and fighter of the Rebel Army in the Sierra Maestra.

Armando Acosta Cordero,, known as Captain Erasmo Rodríguez, was a commander of the Cuban Rebel Army. From a very young age he participated in the struggle, with the Popular Socialist Party. He joined the Rebel Army in the Sierra Maestra and later joined Column 8 Ciro Redondo with which he contributed to liberate, different towns as well as his hometown.  

Alla Taran was a Ukrainian violinist and pedagogue.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Celebran aniversario 50 de las Escuelas Militares Camilo Cienfuegos". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. ↑ García, Beatriz Hernández. "Escuelas Militares". www.cmhw.icrt.cu (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  4. 1 2 3 "Creación de las escuela militares Camilo Cienfuegos". Fiscalía General de la República de Cuba (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  5. 1 2 "Egresados más de 3 800 estudiantes de la Escuela Militar Camilo Cienfuegos". Escambray (in Spanish). 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Escuelas Militares Camilo Cienfuegos: Cantera de progreso". www.venceremos.cu. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Escuela para la vida (+ fotos)". Escambray (in Spanish). 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2021-03-07.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.