Carlos Fernandez Gondin

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In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Fernandez and the second or maternal family name is Gondin .
Carlos Fernandez Gondin
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Carlos Fernandez Gondin
Minister of the Interior of Cuba
In office
26 October 2015 ? 7 January 2017
Preceded by Abelardo Colome Ibarra
Succeeded by Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo
Personal details
Born ( 1938-07-01 ) 1 July 1938
Santiago de Cuba , Cuba
Died 7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) (aged 78)
Occupation Politician
Known for Cuban Minister of the Interior (2015?2017)

Carlos Fernandez Gondin (1 July 1938 ? 7 January 2017) was a Cuban politician. He was a founding member of the Communist Party of Cuba , and served as the country's Minister of the Interior from 2015 until his death.

Career [ edit ]

Fernandez Gondin was born in Santiago de Cuba into a working class family. [1] He joined the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1958, which was led by Raul Castro , and fought against Fulgencio Batista and later, against the United States in the Bay of Pigs Invasion . [2] He was a founding member of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1965. [3] In 1975, Fernandez Gondin helped Angola to gain independence from Portugal ; he was one of the first Cubans to visit Angola, and was appointed second chief of the military mission there. [1] Fernandez Gondin was a Major general and counterintelligence chief of the Cuban Army. [4] [5] From 1989, Fernandez Gondin was the First Deputy Minister, and in 1993, he became a representative of the National Assembly of People's Power , a role that he held until his death. [2] [3] [6] From 2015 until his death, he was the country's Minister of the Interior , replacing Abelardo Colome Ibarra , who resigned for health reasons; Fernandez Gondin had previously been the Deputy Interior Minister. [2] [6] [4] In 2015, Fernandez Gondin met with then United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas . [7] Fernandez Gondin was awarded the titles "Hero of the Cuban Republic" and the Maximo Gomez Order. [3]

Illness [ edit ]

In 2015, Fernandez Gondin was reported to have had a stroke , and in 2016, Fernandez Gondin did not attend a 55th anniversary celebration for the Cuban Interior Ministry , due to ill-health. [8] Fernandez Gondin died on 7 January 2017 from "complications of a long chronic disease." [2] [6] On 10 January 2017, Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo took over the role of Minister of the Interior. [9]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Fallece a los 78 anos ministro del Interior de Cuba, Carlos Fernandez" . El Sol de Mexico (in Spanish). 7 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017 . Retrieved 17 January 2017 .
  2. ^ a b c d "Cuban Interior Minister Carlos Fernandez Gondin Dies" . Prensa Latina . 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  3. ^ a b c "Fallece, a los 78 anos, Carlos Fernandez Godin, el ministro del Interior de Cuba" . ABC (in Spanish). 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  4. ^ a b "Cuban Interior Minister Abelardo Colome Resigns for Health Reasons" . Havana Times . 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  5. ^ Wiarda, Howard; Kline, Harvey (December 2013). Latin American Politics and Development . Westview Press . p. 357. ISBN   9780813349046 . Archived from the original on 16 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  6. ^ a b c "Cuba's Interior Minister Carlos Gondin dies at 78" . Tass . 8 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  7. ^ "Cuba, US Agree on Need to Cooperate on Security" . JP Updates . 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  8. ^ Cancio Isla, Wilfredo (7 June 2016). "Manto de silencio sobre Ministro del Interior de Cuba" . WSCV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
  9. ^ "Cuba Appoints New Interior Minister" . Prensa Latina . 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017 . Retrieved 14 January 2017 .
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