Constitutions and constitutional reforms (2)

The Cuban constitutional history synthesizes the struggles of the Cuban people for their independence and sovereignty, the creative thinking of their women and men in pursuit of the construction of a better country and the genuine values of a nation that aspires to be perfected every day.
The 1976 Constitution was considered in the First Congress of the Party, and as a result of the proposals the preamble and 60 of the 131 articles of the document were modified. On February 15, 1976, men and women of the town, over the age of 16, went to the polls to exercise their free and secret vote. 96 percent of the population of electoral age approved the Constitution. On February 24, 1976, this Constitution was established during a solemn and public ceremony. The 1976 Constitution has been partially reformed 3 times.
The second amendment to the Constitution approved in 1976 was developed in 1992. On this occasion, the reform clause was not modified. These changes were not submitted to popular referendum, the National Assembly of People's Power carried out the whole matter. A significant element of this process was to maintain the forecast of flexibility and constitutional rigidity depending on the content that would be subject to reform.
The last modification to the constitutional text occurred in 2002. In the popular plebiscite process, more than 8 million Cubans signed to ratify the socialist content of this Constitution, and expressly left the irrevocable character of socialism and the political and social system revolutionary. On June 26, 2002, the National Assembly unanimously adopted the agreement that approved the Constitutional Reform Law.
In 2018, a new draft Constitutional Reform was created, which is a historical continuity, inspired by the same socialist ideals proclaimed in 1976, consistent with the new economic and social realities of the country. Its purpose is to guarantee full national sovereignty , the economic development and well-being of the Cubans.
Culture
The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) issued a statement on Tuesday rejecting recent remarks by Peruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa, in which he blamed social outbreaks in the continent on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and promoted an internal uprising in Cuba.
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One of the actions, in correspondence with this objective, is aimed at exchanging ideas on the current perspectives of contemporary Cuban animation, which takes place at the International Film and Television School (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, from 9 to December 13th.
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Havana - Cuban intellectual Abel Prieto was appointed president of Casa de las Américas, the center's website La Ventana reported today.
Prieto, former minister of Culture and currently serving as director of the Marti Program Office and president of the José Martí Cultural Society, was nominated for the post by Alpidio Alonso, current Culture Minister.
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