Castro dynasty will lose power of Cuba for first time in 60 years as Miguel Diaz-Canel is sworn in as new president
The Sun50 minutes agoONE of communism’s longest surviving dynasties has come to an end after Cuba's vice-president takes control from Raul Castro. Raul, who took over from his brother Fidel 12 years ...
Cuba's 'lost generation' prepares to take power next week
Associated Press6 days agoFidel and Raul Castro were scruffy young guerrillas in 1959, when they descended from Cuba's eastern mountains, seized power and never relinquished it. As they aged into their ...
Miguel Díaz-Canel: The man succeeding the Castros
BBC News1 hour agoHe was born in April 1960, little over a year after Fidel Castro was first sworn in as prime minister. He studied electrical engineering and began his political career in his early ...
Raul Castro To Step Down As Cuba's President
HuffPost via Yahoo News16 hours agoA Castro will no longer be the leader of Cuba ― for the first time in almost 60 years. Raúl Castro is expected to step down as Cuba’s president this week, a role he’s filled since ...
Raúl Castro: 5 things to know about departing Cuba president
USA Today19 hours agoRaúl Castro is expected to step down as president of Cuba this week, ending a nearly 60-year run where he helped his brother lead the communist nation before becoming president himself ...
Raúl Castro Prepares to Resign as Cuba’s President, Closing a Dynasty
New York Times17 hours agoHis handpicked successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, 57, is a Communist Party loyalist who was born a year after Fidel Castro claimed power in Cuba. His rise ushers in a new generation ...
Castro Era Set to End as Cuba Selects Presidential Successor
The Wall Street Journal15 hours agoThe virtually certain unanimous approval of the National Assembly will install someone from outside the Castro family in the country’s highest government office for the first time in ...
Castro rule nears end in Cuba, Diaz-Canel poised to take over
AFP via Yahoo News13 hours agoThe silver-haired 57-year-old, who is currently first vice president and a top Communist Party official, is to be confirmed Thursday as the successor to Raul Castro, who himself succeeded ...
Perspective | Cuba after the Castros
Washington Post23 hours agoFor the first time in almost 60 years, a Castro will not rule the island, as Fidel Castro’s 86-year-old brother Raúl steps down as Cuba’s head of state. While Fidel</ ...
Castro nears retirement as Cuban president, lawmakers vote on successor
Reuters10 hours agoCuba’s Raul Castro was just hours away from retiring as president on Wednesday, with his vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel set to replace him in a shift that will usher in the island’s ...
