HAVANA Cuba named Vice Admiral Julio Cesar Gandarilla to the powerful post of Interior Minister, replacing Fernandez Godin, who died on Friday at the age of 78. Gandarilla had served as head of the department of counter-intelligence for 16 years. The Interior Ministry oversees the police, the state security apparatus and counter-intelligence, among other duties. (Reuters)
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Cuba names counter-intelligence chief as Interior Minister
Jan 11, 2017
HAVANA Cuba named Vice Admiral Julio Cesar Gandarilla to the powerful post of Interior Minister, replacing Fernandez Godin, who died on Friday at the age of 78. Gandarilla had served as head of the department of counter-intelligence for 16 years. The Interior Ministry oversees the police, the state security apparatus and counter-intelligence, among other duties. (Reuters)