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Raul Castro: Cuba's pragmatist who emerged from Fidel's shadow
When his charismatic older brother handed over the presidency in 2006 due to illness, Raul, more used to the back stage, was reluctantly forced out into the...
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Cuba changes leadership, seeks 'respectful' talks with US
Raul Castro, 89, is stepping down as PCC first secretary -- the most powerful position in Cuba -- ending a near six-decade family hold on power that started in 1959 under his revolutionary brother, Fidel, who died in 2016.
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Cuba begins public debate on modernising Cold War-era constitution
The Communist Party-proposed overhaul will be discussed in 35,000 workplaces and community meetings across the Caribbean island scheduled to stretch into November.
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Cuba's new president names cabinet resembling Castro's
All except one of the former vice presidents on the council of ministers - Marino Murillo, the head of the Communist Party’s reform commission - will remain in place.
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US visits to Cuba plunge following Trump measures
Cuban officials and many foreign tourism experts maintain Cuba is one of the safest destinations in the world.
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[OPINION] What to expect of Cuba’s new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel
Cuba’s economy is struggling, dragged down by the dual-currency system Fidel Castro adopted in 1994 to attract cash remittances from Cuban expats.
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Cuba’s new president vows to defend legacy of Castro revolution
A stalwart of the ruling Communist Party, Miguel Diaz-Canel was sworn in to replace Raul Castro by the National Assembly in a carefully managed new chapter for the Caribbean island.
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Cuba set to swear in new president to replace Raul Castro
However, after nearly 60 years of Castro rule, the change is not expected to herald sweeping reforms to the island’s state-run economy and one-party system.
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Castro set to step aside as Cuban president, his reforms incomplete
Seeking to make socialism sustainable, Castro introduced some market reforms to the state-run economy and secured a historic detente with the United States.
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Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms
The government depicts the vote as a symbolic show of unity.
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Cuba delays historic handover from Castro to new president
Castro, 86, was originally set to step down in February after two consecutive terms, ending nearly 60 years of Castro brothers’ rule.
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Cuba holds municipal elections on road to Castro era’s end
The vote comes the day after the first anniversary of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro’s death.
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Raul Castro vows to defend brother’s legacy in final tribute
But Fidel Castro’s image will not be immortalised with statues nor will public places be named after him.
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Kathrada Foundation: Castro’s passing huge loss to SA & Africa
The foundation's director Nishaan Bolten says Castro was a champion for African liberation movements.
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Obama challenges Communist-led Cuba with call for democracy
Obama said he was in Cuba to extend a hand of friendship and bury the last remnant of the Cold War.
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Obama, Castro hold talks in the heart of revolutionary Havana
Obama arrived in Cuba on a trip that comes 15 months after he & Castro agreed to end 50 years of animosity.
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Obama to meet Castro face-to-face on historic Cuba trip
The pair will have their 4th meeting, likely their most substantial, at the Palace of the Revolution.
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Obama cheered in Havana at start of state visit to Cuba
The three-day trip is the culmination of a diplomatic opening announced by Obama & Raul Castro in 2014.
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Castro: US can do more to normalise relations
Raul Castro spoke to top government and party leaders in an address broadcast on state TV.
