Cuban power figures — who actually runs Cuba in 2026
Profiles of the people inside the Cuban government, the Communist Party, the security services, the judiciary, and the opposition — verified against current news, with sanctions cross-references where they apply.
Every name below is a permanent profile page with a journalistic bio, a career timeline, the sanctions context where it applies, and source links you can verify yourself. Use the cohort grid for the structural view, or the A–Z index further down to jump to a specific person.
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How to read these profiles
Each profile leads with a status badge above the fold (current, former, in exile, in custody) so the reader sees current state at a glance. Below that: a one-sentence answer to "who is this person", a quick-fact box, a 2–4 paragraph bio, a career timeline, the sanctions cross-reference if any, and an FAQ block answering the questions readers actually search. Sources are linked at the bottom of every profile so claims can be checked.
Cuban titles in Spanish do not always translate cleanly into English. Where a title has more than one common rendering — for example Fiscal General de la República (Attorney General, criminal prosecution) — we show the Spanish form and explain the office in the FAQ to keep diligence searches honest.