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Cuba prepares for life after the Castros - Reuters TV

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... >> Thursday will mark the end of an era in Cuban politics. For the first time in nearly 60 years, someone not ...
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Young Party Official Faces Test as Cuba's Next President - The New ...

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15 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

Explainer-The State of Raul Castro's Economic Reforms in Cuba - The ...

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15 hours ago - The effort can best be viewed as building on policy changes Cuba initiated after the fall of the Soviet Union, for example allowing foreign investment and some mom-and-pop businesses. Late former President Fidel Castro termed these changes "concessions to the enemy" while Raul Castro has cast them ...

Opinion | We Shouldn't Ignore Cuba - The New York Times

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4 hours ago - In the coming days, Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power will select Raúl Castro's successor as president. The coronation by the assembly, likely of the first vice president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, will mark the first time that someone without the Castro name will govern Cuba since Fulgencio Batista fled ...

Castro Set to Step Aside as Cuban President, His Reforms Incomplete ...

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15 hours ago - Most of Camilo Condis' family emigrated from Communist-run Cuba to the United States seeking a better life, but the 32-year-old decided to stay after Raul Castro became president a decade ago and promised change.

In Cuba, the Castro era ends this week as Raúl steps down as ruler

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3 hours ago - Raúl Castro, 86, is expected to step aside as Cuba's president this week, ending the epochal run of two brothers who sent shock waves through 20th-century politics. Nearly two decades into this century, and less than two years after Fidel Castro's death, his brother's exit from Cuba's top job leaves this ...

In Cuba, the Castro era ends this week as Raúl steps ... - Register-Star

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April 17, 2018 02:02 pm Updated: April 17, 2018 02:05 pm. HAVANA - Through the Space Age, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Internet era, Cubans held one constant: A Castro ruled the nation. That is about to change. Raúl Castro, 86, is expected to step aside as Cuba's president this week, ending the epochal run of two ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | News ...

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | News ...

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April 17, 2018 03:26 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Cuba Leaves Castro Era With Slim Prospects for Change - WSJ

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10 hours ago - But few people in this rundown capital city are expecting much change. Cuba's communist leaders are dedicated to maintaining their one-party system and reasserting state control of the economy after a brief surge in private enterprise fueled by the restart of diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 2015. Cuban ...

In the Sierra Maestra, Castro Brothers' Revolution Lives On - The New ...

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2 hours ago - In the rugged Sierra Maestra mountains near where Fidel Castro made his hideout as he led a guerrilla uprising in the late 1950s, Cubans say they are still ... His successor is likely to be 57-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel, the first time that Communist-run Cuba has had a leader born after the 1959 revolution.

A Look at the Old Leadership of Cuba - The New York Times

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15 hours ago - HAVANA — Some of the main figures in the Cuban establishment as the government prepares to usher in new leadership: ___. RAUL CASTRO. He became acting president in 2006 when his brother Fidel Castro surprised the world and announced his retirement following emergency surgery. In 2008, the ...

Castro Set to Step Aside as Cuban President, His Reforms Incomplete ...

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15 hours ago - Most of Camilo Condis' family emigrated from Communist-run Cuba to the United States seeking a better life, but the 32-year-old decided to stay after Raul Castro became president a decade ago and promised change.

In Cuba, the Castro era ends this week as Raúl steps down ... - SFGate

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3 hours ago - Nearly two decades into this century, and less than two years after Fidel Castro's death, his brother's exit from Cuba's top job leaves this insular island at a ... Yet in a country where streets are still swimming in 1950s Chevys and Fords, Cuban life can feel stuck in time, and plagued with problems that never ...

Younger Party Official Faces Test as Cuba's Next President | Florida ...

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15 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

Castro to step down tomorrow (April 17, 2018) – COHA

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7 hours ago - Cuban President Raúl Castro will step down as president this week, the first time the island will be led by a non-Castro brother in 60 years. The handoff is part of a broader shift of power from the revolutionary of leaders to the so-called “lost generation” born after the revolution that has always followed ...

Feature: After 12 years in power, Raul Castro to hand over a different ...

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11 hours ago - HAVANA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- After 12 years in power, Raul Castro will hand over a different Cuba to his successor, who is to be elected by a legislative session that begins Wednesday. In 2006, when Castro assumed presidency, at first as a temporary replacement for his ailing brother Fidel Castro, the ...

Feature: After 12 years in power, Raul Castro to hand over a different ...

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11 hours ago - HAVANA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- After 12 years in power, Raul Castro will hand over a different Cuba to his successor, who is to be elected by a legislative session that begins Wednesday. In 2006, when Castro assumed presidency, at first as a temporary replacement for his ailing brother Fidel Castro, the ...
12 hours ago - FILE - In this July 6, 2013 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez attend the opening of a ... a hostile U.S. administration and widespread disenchantment with a centrally planned system that can't provide state employees with a living wage, but forbids ...

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Herald Sun

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April 17, 2018 03:26 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Trump's Cuba rollback leaves U.S. out in the cold for island's future

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10 hours ago - Some say that by pulling out of Cuba, President Trump has ceded the country to adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran and Venezuela. ... Former president Fidel Castro published a letter shortly after Obama left Havana, criticizing the visit and saying Cuba didn't need help from the Yankees. That backlash ...

Cuba after Fidel Castro - Washington Examiner

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Apr 10, 2017 - Cuba after Fidel Castro: Full of life, but it is life on the brink of death. by Annika HernrothRothstein ... very first without Fidel Castro. I came here to find out what had changed since his passing, and what was next for the island regime, but to my great surprise it was business as usual, in more ways than one.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The State

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April 17, 2018 12:05 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.
1 day ago - Obama in Havana's Revolution Square during his visit to Cuba in March 2016. One of the great achievements of Raul Castro's presidency was the historic restoration of diplomatic relations with the United States after decades of confrontation. The period of rapprochement experienced with President Barack ...

AP Explains: For Americans, Big Changes in Travel to Cuba - The ...

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15 hours ago - Raul Castro's time in office has seen dramatic changes in Americans' ability to travel to Cuba, with a dramatic opening under U.S. President Barack Obama, ... Online lodging booker Airbnb was allowed into Cuba and commercial flights between the U.S. and Cuba resumed after more than half a century.

How Much Change Will Cuba's New President ... - Americas Quarterly

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45 mins ago - Raúl Castro will hand off the presidency – likely to his vice-president Miguel Díaz-Canel – leaving Cubans to speculate on the true impact of the shift. ... Fidel Castro's wife, Dalia Soto del Valle, on the other hand, only received public attention in official Cuban media after Fidel retired from public life. The fact ...

Cuba past and present: After Fidel | CGTN America

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2 hours ago - For the final part of his series looking at key moments which have helped shape Cuba today, CGTN's Michael Voss reports on how Cuba has changed since Fidel Castro became ill and passed the Presidency onto his younger brother Raul Castro. [VIDEO for this feature will be available after broadcast ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Kansas ...

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April 17, 2018 05:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The News ...

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Castro leaves Cuba with freedoms, problems | News , World | THE ...

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22 hours ago - A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on April 17, 2018, on page 6. Recommended. Related Articles. Castro will still hold key role after handover · As Castro steps down, challenges await Cuba's new leader · Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms. Entities.
9 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

Cuba without a Castro: What comes next as the revolutionary dynasty ...

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Cuba without a Castro: What comes next as the revolutionary dynasty ends? April 17, 2018 - 6:09 am. Categories: World. (NEW YORK) -- For the first time in more than half a century, the leader of Cuba won't be named Castro. Raul Castro became president in 2008 after his brother Fidel -- the revolutionary and ruler ...
By the end of the week, for the first time since its 1959 revolution, Cuba's leader will not be a Castro.Fidel Castro, then his brother ... BY Lidia Hernández-Tapia | April 17, 2018 ... Fidel Castro's wife, Dalia Soto del Valle, on the other hand, only received public attention in official Cuban media after Fidel retired from public life.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Tribune

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president - The Tribune

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

wltx.com | Trump's Cuba rollback leaves U.S. out in the cold for ...

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Mar 23, 2018 - Some say that by pulling out of Cuba, President Trump has ceded the country to adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran and Venezuela. ... Former president Fidel Castro published a letter shortly after Obama left Havana, criticizing the visit and saying Cuba didn't need help from the Yankees. That backlash ...

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The News ...

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April 17, 2018 12:26 AM. Updated -447 minutes ago. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the ...

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The ...

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April 17, 2018 12:26 AM. Updated -447 minutes ago. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the ...
Tues., April 17, 2018. HAVANA—Through the Space Age, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Internet era, Cubans held one constant: A Castro ruled the nation. That is about to change. Raul Castro, 86, is expected to step aside as Cuba's president this week, ending the epochal run of two brothers who sent shock waves ...

Itinerary | Circumnavigation of Cuba April 2018 | Zegrahm Expeditions

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After an early breakfast, depart overland to Pinar del Rio, Cuba's primary tobacco growing region. Visit a local family-run farm to witness the process of creating Cuba's legendary cigars. After lunch at the farm continue to the Viñales Valley. This World Heritage Site offers some of the most spectacular scenery in ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - Idaho Statesman

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April 17, 2018 04:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - Idaho Statesman

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April 17, 2018 04:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Miami Herald

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Miguel Diaz-Canel faces test as Cuba's next president | CTV News

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Published Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:25PM EDT. SANTA CLARA, Cuba -- Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the ...

Fidel Castro's eldest son takes own life, state media reports - WTVA.com

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Feb 1, 2018 - Fidel "Fidelito" Castro D-az-Balart, the eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, took his own life on Thur... Posted: Feb. ... After his uncle Raul Castro took over as president of Cuba in 2008, Fidelito was named as his scientific adviser and he began to make public appearances again. In 2015 ...

Fidel Castro's eldest son commits suicide | The Times of Israel

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Feb 2, 2018 - “Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning,” Cuba's ... as a little boy dressed in an olive drab military uniform, accompanying his father on January 8, 1959 as he entered Havana triumphantly after the revolution.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - The Sun Herald

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April 17, 2018 05:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

A look at the old leadership of Cuba - Tampa Bay Times

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15 hours ago - He became acting president in 2006 when his brother Fidel Castro surprised the world and announced his retirement following emergency surgery. In 2008, the National Assembly formally elected Raul to the post. Three years later he was named leader of the Communist Party of Cuba. For many years, he ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Tri-City Herald

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Miami Herald

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - The Sun Herald

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April 17, 2018 05:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president - Washington ...

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15 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president

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AP. April 17, 2018 at 5:00 am | By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN. Print Article. Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president. FILE - In this July 6, 2013 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez attend the opening of a two-day, ...

Raul Castro leaves Cuba with new freedoms, deep problems - New ...

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1 day ago - Cuba's Raul Castro will step down as president of a country that has changed slowly but deeply over his decade in power, but his successor must confront a ... Tourism numbers have more than doubled since Castro and President Barack Obama re-established diplomatic relations in 2015, making Cuba a ...

A look at the old leadership of Cuba | The Herald Sun

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April 17, 2018 12:07 AM. HAVANA. Some of the main figures in the Cuban establishment as the government prepares to usher in new leadership: ___. RAUL CASTRO. He became acting president in 2006 when his brother Fidel Castro surprised the world and announced his retirement following emergency surgery. In 2008 ...

Cubans prepare to turn the page on Castro era - St. Lucia News Online

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5 hours ago - On the island, the transition is fuelling moderate debate between fervent Castro-ites and their critics, who expect few changes after the election, in which they have no direct participation. Cubans last month elected a new National Assembly, whose 605 members are tasked with voting in the new president.

Cuba past and present: The Special Period | CGTN America

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3 hours ago - In the second of his three-part series featuring key moments in history which have helped shape Cuba today, CGTN's Michael Voss looks at how Cubans adapted to the hardships faced in what became known as the Special Period. [VIDEO from this feature will be available after broadcast on 04/17/18].

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Answer ...

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15 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

Fidel Castro's military forays in Africa: How the leader's move cost ...

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Nov 26, 2016 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who died late Friday, was convinced that the global stage for the. ... Fidel Castro's military forays in Africa: How the leader's move cost Cuba dearly ... Since the 1960s Cuban troops have served in Algeria, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone and Libya.

AP Explains: For Americans, big changes in travel to Cuba | News ...

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April 17, 2018 12:08 AM. HAVANA. Raul Castro's time in office has seen dramatic changes in Americans' ability to travel to Cuba, with a dramatic opening under U.S. President Barack Obama, then a partial reduction under President Donald Trump: ___. BEFORE DETENTE. Before former President Barack Obama launched ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Charlotte ...

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Fidel Castro born - Aug 13, 1926 - HISTORY.com

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The United States initially recognized the new Cuban dictator but withdrew its support after Castro launched a program of agrarian reform, nationalized U.S. assets on the island, and declared a Marxist government. Many of Cuba's wealthiest citizens fled to the United States, where they joined the CIA in its efforts to ...

Cuba state media: Fidel Castro's son has killed himself - WSMV News 4

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Feb 1, 2018 - HAVANA (AP) — The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68. Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a "deeply depressed state." A brief note read on state television ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Merced Sun ...

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Under Fidel Castro, Cubans lived in fear but revolutionary hero put ...

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Nov 26, 2016 - A file photo of Fidel Castro at a sugar plantation near Havana. GettyImages. The longest living revolutionary forged in the romantic mode, Fidel brought none of that romance to his almost tyrannical rule in Cuba. Lovely country and delightful people living under a miasma of fear. I remember trying very hard ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - The Wichita Eagle

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April 17, 2018 05:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president - San ...

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14 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul. The new president will confront a stagnant economy, decaying infrastructure, a hostile U.S. administration and widespread ...

A look at the old leadership of Cuba | World | theindependent.com

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15 hours ago - HAVANA (AP) — Some of the main figures in the Cuban establishment as the government prepares to usher in new leadership: ———. RAUL CASTRO. He became acting president in 2006 when his brother Fidel Castro surprised the world and announced his retirement following emergency surgery.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president - New Jersey ...

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15 hours ago - FILE - In this July 6, 2013 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez attend the opening of a two-day, .... "We're building a relationship between the government and the people here," he said after voting for members of Cuba's next National Assembly.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Merced Sun ...

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April 17, 2018 12:26 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president ... - Macon.com

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

How Much Change Will Cuba's New President Bring? | AS/COA

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April 17, 2018. By the end of the week, for the first time since its 1959 revolution, Cuba's leader will not be a Castro. Fidel Castro, then his brother Raúl, have had a firm grasp of the island's political leadership for nearly 60 years. By April 19 Raúl Castro, 86, will have handed off power, likely to the man who has been his ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - Houston Chronicle

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9 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul. The new president will confront a stagnant economy, decaying infrastructure, a hostile U.S. administration and widespread ...

Castro set to step aside as Cuban president, his reforms incomplete ...

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April 17, 2018. By Sarah Marsh. HAVANA (Reuters) – Most of Camilo Condis' family emigrated from Communist-run Cuba to the United States seeking a better life, but the 32-year-old decided to stay after Raul Castro became president a decade ago and promised change. Seeking to make socialism sustainable, Castro ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Island Packet

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Fresno ...

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - Chronicle-Telegram

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8 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

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Mar 23, 2018 - Some say that by pulling out of Cuba, President Trump has ceded the country to adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran and Venezuela. ... Former president Fidel Castro published a letter shortly after Obama left Havana, criticizing the visit and saying Cuba didn't need help from the Yankees. That backlash ...

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Modesto ...

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April 17, 2018 12:26 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president

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Young party official faces test as Cuba's next president. Tuesday , April 17, 2018 - 1:26 AM. FILE - In this July 6, 2013 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro,. Image by: Ismael Francisco. FILE - In this July 6, 2013 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez attend the ...

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April 17, 2018 06:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

13newsnow.com | Trump's Cuba rollback leaves U.S. out in the cold ...

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Mar 23, 2018 - Expanded business opportunities between Cuban entrepreneurs and Americans, and the influx of U.S. tourists, rattled the most hard-line members of the Cuban government, he said. Former president Fidel Castro published a letter shortly after Obama left Havana, criticizing the visit and saying Cuba didn't ...

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7 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

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4 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...
3 hours ago - Nearly two decades after this century, and less than two years after Fidel Castro's death, his brother leaves the island island at a crossroads to weigh how ... The transition takes place at a time when a decade-long opening under Castro has already begun to change Cuban life, and access to the Internet is ...

Oldest son of Fidel Castro, 'Little Fidel,' takes his own life – Las Vegas ...

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Feb 2, 2018 - The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The ...

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the audience rises to applaud.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president - Midland ...

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13 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul. The new president will confront a stagnant economy, decaying infrastructure, a hostile U.S. administration and widespread ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next ... - Houston Chronicle

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13 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul. The new president will confront a stagnant economy, decaying infrastructure, a hostile U.S. administration and widespread ...

FBI closer to find answers on 'health attacks' in Cuba | Miami Herald

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52 mins ago - “We are talking about Americans and their relatives who are suffering today with what is typically seen after a traumatic car accident. ... Rubio said it is not known if the attacks were carried out or had the support of “an element within the government,” or if Castro himself was directly involved, but that there ...

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | Ottawa Citizen

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Published on: April 17, 2018 | Last Updated: April 17, 2018 6:10 AM EDT. FILE - In this March 11, 2018 file ... Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul. The new president will confront a ...

Raul Castro confirms decision to step down next year; Cuba to get ...

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Dec 22, 2017 - Cuban president Raul Castro on Thursday affirmed that he will leave office in April 2018, when the country's new national legislature convenes to elect a leader for the next five years.

Castro set to step aside as Cuban president, his reforms ... - SRN News

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11 hours ago - By Sarah Marsh. HAVANA (Reuters) – Most of Camilo Condis' family emigrated from Communist-run Cuba to the United States seeking a better life, but the 32-year-old decided to stay after Raul Castro became president a decade ago and promised change. Seeking to make socialism sustainable, Castro ...

Cubans prepare to turn the page on Castro era | World | Malay Mail ...

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17 hours ago - HAVANA, April 17 — Cuban President Raul Castro steps down on Thursday, passing the baton to a new generation in a transition that brings to a close the ... The 86-year-old has been in power since 2006, when he took over after illness sidelined his brother Fidel, who seized power in the 1959 revolution.

Younger party official faces test as Cuba's next president | The Olympian

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April 17, 2018 03:10 AM. Updated 5 hours 48 minutes ago. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and ...

A look at the old leadership of Cuba | The State

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April 17, 2018 12:07 AM. HAVANA. Some of the main figures in the Cuban establishment as the government prepares to usher in new leadership: ___. RAUL CASTRO. He became acting president in 2006 when his brother Fidel Castro surprised the world and announced his retirement following emergency surgery. In 2008 ...

Fidel Castro's eldest son takes own life, state media reports

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Feb 1, 2018 - Fidel "Fidelito" Castro D-az-Balart, the eldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, took his own life on Thursday, the islands's state-run media reported. ... After his uncle Raul Castro took over as president of Cuba in 2008, Fidelito was named as his scientific adviser and he began to make public ...
10 hours ago - Diaz-Canel, who turns 58 on Friday, would be the first non-Castro to hold Cuba's top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his ... The white-haired, unsmiling Diaz-Canel had been seen at greatest length in a leaked video of a Communist Party meeting where he somberly ...

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April 17, 2018 05:10 AM. Updated -11 minutes ago. SANTA CLARA, Cuba. Raul Castro travels in motorcades of gleaming imported sedans. Rings of grim-faced bodyguards protect him, pistols under crisp guayabera shirts. The 86-year-old president of Cuba arrives at official events moments before they begin, and the ...

Cuba Looks North to U.S. Farmers For Help With Food Crisis - News ...

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After more than 50 years of central planning and embargo, the island's agricultural production has drastically fallen and the resulting high price of food is the primary source of dissatisfaction for many Cubans. A year after assuming power from his brother Fidel in 2006, President Raul Castro launched a series of reforms to ... Alexander Language School Franchise Alexander Language Schools
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