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 ISTCastro 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