Biographies of Cuban Military Commanders




Casas Regueiro, Julio*



Rank: Division General
DOB: 02/16/36
City: Santiago de Cuba
Province: Oriente
Education: Military Sciences, USSR
Position: Deputy Minister of the MINFAR, in charge of Economic Activity


Julio Casas was a member of the July 26th Movement, and one of the founders of the Second East Front, in the Sierra Cristal Mountains of Oriente province during the guerrilla warfare against Fulgencio Batista. He is known to be one of the closest associates of Raśl Castro; as well as "master mind" and key figure in certain commercial operations and international tourism (GAVIOTA Enterprises).

Julio Casas is suspected of large scale corruption. This "historico" commander is not perceived as an influential political figure like his brother; but as a despotic, corrupt bureaucrat.

Time Line:

 
1958 Joined the II Eastern Front, in Oriente Province
1959 Officer of the National Revolutionary Police
1961 Chief of Logistics and Services of the Armed Forces
1965 Member of the Cuban Communist Party
1967 Attended the (Escuela Superior de Guerra), Institute of Advance Military Studies, Havana, Cuba
1969 Vice Minister of the Armed Forces
1970 Brigadier General, Vice Minister of the Armed Forces for General Services
1972 Carried out military missions in Africa
1975 Alternate Member, Central Committee, Cuban Communist Party
1977 Division General, Chief of Rear Services (Logistics) of the MINFAR
1980 Promoted to Chief of the Anti-Air Defenses and Air Force (DAAFAR), Full member of the Central Committee
1987 Removed from his position in DAAFAR
1989 Member of Court martial during the Ochoa-La Guardia affair
1991 Elected member of the Politburo






Notes

Humberto Leon. 1995. "The Military Chiefs - Biographic Information". In International Research 2000. The Military and Transition in Cuba: Reference Guide for Policy and Crisis Management. March 17.

 

   

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