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Cuba gets new leader as last Castro retires
6 years agoPicture released by Cuban News Agency (ACN) of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivering a speech during the 3rd session of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party at the Convention Palace in Havana, on April 18, 2021. - The 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) ended over six decades of the government of Fidel and Raul Castro, giving way to a new generation. (Photo by Ariel LEY / ACN /AFP)
Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday replaced Raul Castro as the leader of Cuba and its all-powerful communist party, the party announced, ending six decades of Castro rule.
