Communist Party of Cuba

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of establishment?October 3, 1965
2. What is the constitutional mandate?Designated as the 'leading force of society and of the state'
3. When was the Communist Party of Cuba founded?It was officially created on October 3, 1965, after the Cuban Revolution.
4. Who leads the Communist Party of Cuba today?Miguel Díaz‑Canel is the First Secretary of the Central Committee and also the President of Cuba.

Authoritarian one-party state: A political system where a single party holds absolute power, suppressing opposition and dissent.
Command economy: An economic system where central government authorities make all major decisions regarding production and distribution.
Marxism-Leninism: A political ideology advocating for a proletariat revolution and the establishment of a socialist state.
Castroism: A political ideology derived from the revolutionary ideas and practices of Fidel Castro in Cuba.