Raul Castro Confirms His Resignation, Ending 60-Year-Long Era In Cuba
The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech at the opening of the Eighth congress of the ruling party.
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2021-04-17T07:41:13+05:30
Raul Castro Confirms His Resignation, Ending 60-Year-Long Era In Cuba
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2021-04-17T07:42:47+05:30
Raul Castro said Friday 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.
The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech at the opening of the Eighth congress of the ruling party, the only one allowed on the island.