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The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) is the highest organ between two congresses.
The Central Committee was established on 3 October 1965 when the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution was transformed into the present-day Communist Party of Cuba. [1] Between Central Committee plenary sessions the Politburo and the Secretariat meet in its place. [1] It has been led since its establishment in 1965 by the First and Second Secretary of the Central Committee. [1]
Alternate membership of the Central Committee was abolished at the 4th Party Congress, held on 10–14 October 1991, with the intention of streamlining the party's decision-making process. [2]
Term | Members | Period | Duration | |||
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Male | Female | Reelected | Start | End | ||
Provisional | 95 | 5 | 87 | 3 October 1965 | 17 December 1975 | 10 years, 75 days |
1st | 117 | 9 | 95 | 22 December 1975 | 17 December 1980 | 4 years, 361 days |
2nd | ? | ? | ? | 20 December 1980 | 4 February 1986 | 5 years, 46 days |
3rd | 225 | ? | 99 | 7 February 1986 | 10 October 1991 | 5 years, 245 days |
4th | 250 | ? | ? | 14 October 1991 | 8 October 1997 | 5 years, 354 days |
5th | 130 | 20 | 45 | 8 October 1997 | 16 April 2011 | 13 years, 190 days |
6th | 71 | 44 | 76 | 19 April 2011 | 16 April 2016 | 4 years, 363 days |
7th | 85 | 57 | 58 | 19 April 2016 | 16 April 2021 | 4 years, 362 days |
8th | 62 | 53 | — | 19 April 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 263 days |
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