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Upon the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Cuba became increasingly reliant on Soviet political, economic and military aid, becoming their ally for the Cold War. [ citation needed ] The strength and build-up of personnel in the Cuban army throughout the 1970s and 1980s, facilitated strongly by their conscription policy, was largely aided and enabled by ...
In 1915 legislation was passed to merge the Guardia Rural and the Permanent Army into the Ejercito Nacional numbering 13,628 men. The Guardia Rural however retained its constabulary role, organised in separate detachments distributed throughout each of the eight Military Areas. The Guardia totalled 38 squadrons, still generally horse-mounted as ...
Civil Guard (Philippines), a local gendarmerie organized under the auspices of the Spanish colonial authorities. Civil Guard (Laos), a Laotian militia organized by the anti-French Lao Issara nationalists between 1945-46. Civil Guard (South Vietnam), merged into the South Vietnamese Popular Force and the South Vietnamese Regional Force.
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Panoramic view of Plaza de la Revolución and central Havana – MININT's building is in the left, next to Che Guevara sculpture by Enrique Ávila.. The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior de la República de Cuba), also known as MININT, is the Cuban government ministry which oversees the home affairs of Cuba.
Crime rates in Cuba remain significantly lower than many other major nations worldwide, with Cuban police acting strongly against any crime, particularly in Havana. Fidel Castro commented in 1998 that "the war against crime is also a war against the imperialist enemy". [ 3 ]
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The Territorial Troops Militia (Spanish: Milicias de Tropas Territoriales - MTT), is a Cuban paramilitary militia composed exclusively of civilian volunteers. It was established on May 1, 1980, and placed under the command of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR). [1]