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Raul Castro confirms he’s retiring, ending long era of Castro leadership in Cuba
Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.
Key points:
- Mr Castro said he was retiring confident in “the future of the fatherland”
- He has previously indicated he favours Miguel Diaz-Canel as his successor
- A Castro has been formal leader of the country since the 1959 Cuban Revolution
The 89-year-old Mr Castro made the announcement on Friday, local time, in a speech at the opening of the Eighth congress of the ruling party, the only one allowed on the island.
He said he was retiring with the sense of having “fulfilled his mission and confident in the future of the fatherland.”
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