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Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel to Become President as Raúl Castro Steps Down

HeadlineApr 19, 2018

In Cuba, President Raúl Castro is stepping down today and will hand power to his handpicked successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel. Castro will remain head of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party. The 57-year-old Díaz-Canel comes to power as the Trump administration seeks to reverse a thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba begun under President Barack Obama.

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