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Former Eastern Army chief presents book

February 5, 2011

Army Corps General Ramón Espinosa Martin (Vice-Minister, Cuban Armed Forces and Politburo member) will present his book “After the Palace, War in the Escambray” in an upcoming international book fair in Havana. ACG Espinosa Martin was the Eastern Army chief for twenty-seven years. Several other tomes published by Olive Green Editorial House (Casa Editorial Verde Olivo) [...]

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Cuban media coverage of the military

March 19, 2010

The Federation of American Scientists has obtained a copy of an Open Source Center six-page report from late February 2010 on Cuban media coverage of the military, which has been positive. OSC assesses: President Raul Castro was atypically visible and engaged during a Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) exercise in late 2009, but more commonly he presents [...]

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Military exercises postponed

September 13, 2008

According to a brief note posted by the Defense Ministry in Cuban state media, Army General Raul Castro has decided to postpone Bastion 2008 Strategic Military Exercises until 2009 as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The exercises were to be held in November.

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