Intellectual, political, essayist and Cuban researcher, historian of Havana. Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Deputy to the National Assembly of People's Power.
Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations system and adviser on the topic of Poverty Eradication of the United Nations Development Program. Doctor Honoris Causa of several universities in Latin America and Europe.
A great part of the rescue work carried out in the historical center of Havana is due to his efforts and work.
Other prizes include the Victor Hugo Medal and the Medal of the World Decade for Cultural Development, awarded by UNESCO.
He has written essays, prologues and articles on Cuban History, American themes, restoration and Museology that have been published in Cuba and abroad. He is the author of booklets and books, including: Regresar en el tiempo, Deten el paso caminante, Verba Volant, Fiñes, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, El diario perdido, La luz en el espejo.
He has given lectured at the highest Houses of Studies, Museums and Scientific Institutions of Cuba, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.
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In 1961 the Integrated Revolutionary Organizations were formed as the first step towards the creation of the unitary political instrument of the Revolution; Formed by the Revolutionary Movement July 26, the Popular Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Directory of March 13.
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Born in Guayaquil, on April 6, 1963, he has been the President of Ecuador since January 2007. His term began after his victory in the 2006 presidential elections at the head of Alianza PAIS. In 2005, during the presidency of Alfredo Palacio, he held the post of Minister of Economy for three months.
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It is the local superior body of State power in the territories and is invested with the highest authority for the exercise of state functions in their respective demarcations, as established in the Constitution. In addition, these bodies contribute to the development of activities and compliance with the plans of the entities located in their jurisdiction that are not subordinated to them according to the provisions of the law.
The Municipal Assemblies of the People's Power are composed of the Delegates of the Municipality elected every two and a half years, in each of the constituencies that make up the territory. They are chaired by a President and a Vice-President and a Secretary. The first two are elected by the delegates who make up the assembly and the third is appointed by the President. The delegates to the Municipal Assemblies are chosen by the free, direct and secret vote of the voters. The law also regulates the procedure for its election.
The Municipal Assemblies of the People's Power direct the economic, production and services entities of local subordination, with the purpose of satisfying the economic, health and other needs of assistance, educational, cultural, sports and recreational character of the community of the territory to which extends the jurisdiction of each.
In order to carry out their functions, the Local Assemblies of People's Power are based on the Popular Councils and on the initiative and broad participation of the population and act in close coordination with the mass and social organizations.
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Officially known as the Republic of Ecuador, it is a Latin American country, located in the northwestern part of South America. It limits to the North with Colombia and to the South and the East with Peru.
The Pacific Ocean bathes the western coast and separates it from the Galapagos Islands, located a thousand miles to the West. A volcanic section of the Andes mountain range divides the territory from north to south, leaving to its western flank the Gulf of Guayaquil and a wooded plain, and to the east, the Amazon.
Ecuador occupies an area of 283 561 km², making it the fourth smallest country in the subcontinent. It is the eighth most populous country in Latin America, with more than 16 million inhabitants, and the most densely populated in South America and the fifth in the continent.
The capital of the country is Quito and the most populated city, Guayaquil. The official language is Spanish, spoken by 99% of the population, along with thirteen other recognized indigenous languages, including Kichwa and Shuar.
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It is a regional intergovernmental organization that brings together the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, without the interference of the United States and Canada.
CELAC was born from the union of two important meeting places in Latin America, the Grupo de Rio and the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development (CALC) or better known as Summit of the Unit.
It was constituted on February 23, 2010, on the occasion of the Summit of the Latin American and Caribbean Unity in Rivera Maya, Mexico, and put into operation on December 3, 2011 during the Caracas Summit, within the framework of the Third Summit of Latin America and the Caribbean on Integration and Development (CALC) and the XXII Summit of the Permanent Mechanism of Consultation and Political Agreement.
In this way, a forum that groups together the 33 sovereign States of the region and seeks to deepen the political, economic, social and cultural integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, based on full respect for democracy and rights humans was established.
The protempore president of the organization is currently exercised by the Republic of Ecuador, in the figure of its president Rafael Correa.
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