Cuba President

Cuba marks end of an era as Raul Castro hands over to Miguel Diaz-Canel

Miguel Diaz-Canel was on Thursday formally elected as Cuba's new president, succeeding Raul Castro.

Apr 19, 2018, 19:13 PM IST

Castro rule nears end in Cuba as lawmakers vote on successor

Cuba's Raul Castro was just hours away from retiring as president on Wednesday, with his vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel set to replace him in a shift that will usher in the island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution.

Apr 19, 2018, 06:59 AM IST