Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power began a two-day session on Wednesday morning to elect a successor to President Raul Castro. (Xinhua/Joaquin Hernandez) Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next KEY WORDS:Cuba YOU MAY LIKE1st LD Writethru: Cuba opens National Assembly session to choose ...
HAVANA --Raul Castro said Thursday that he expected 57-year-old Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez to serve two five-year terms as president and eventually take Castro's place as head of the Communist Party, potentially dominating Cuban politics until 2031. It was the first time Castro has laid...
Salvador Sanchez Ceren recibe a VicePresidente de Cuba, Miguel Diaz Canel. Miguel Díaz-Canel But, in taking the helm of government, Díaz-Canel faces strong political headwinds. He has to force Raúl’s economic reforms through a resistant bureaucracy—something even Raúl had tr...
The shift in power away from Cuba’s Raul Castro is finally afoot. The country’s Communist Party hierarchy on Monday selected Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to the powerful position of First Secretary, replacing Raul Castro after he announced his retirement last week. As head of state an...