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Cuba Gets New Leader Miguel Diaz-Canel As Last Castro Retires
Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the official transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six decades, to the communist country's first civilian leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel.
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US Planned To Assassinate Fidel Castro's Brother Raul In 1960: Declassified Documents
The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an "accident," according to declassified documents published Friday.
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Castro Era In Cuba To End As Raul Confirms He's Retiring
Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.
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Manuel Marrero, Cuba's First Prime Minister In Over 40 Years
Cuba's first prime minister in more than four decades -- long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero -- took office Saturday as the country resurrected a post last held by Fidel Castro.
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US Announces Travel Sanctions Against Cuba's Former President Raul Castro
The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights.
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Imposing Sanctions On Raul Castro For Human Rights Violation: Mike Pompeo
The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights.
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Twitter Blocks Accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban State-Run Media
US social media company Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba's top state-run media outlets, a move the Cuban Union of Journalists denounced as "massive censorship".
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Cuba Looks At Private Property, But Wary Of Ferrari-Driving Communists
In communist Cuba, the right to own private property would be enshrined and foreign investment encouraged - and "guaranteed." Where Fidel Castro reigned as a towering 20th-century figure, power would no longer be concentrated in the hands of one ruler.
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Cuba's New President Diaz-Canel Vows To 'Continue' Revolution
Miguel Diaz-Canel was formally named Cuba's new president on Thursday, succeeding Raul Castro, state media said -- a historic handover ending six decades of rule by the Castro brothers.
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Cuba Will Have First Non-Castro Leader After 59 Years, Miguel Diaz-Canel Set To Take Over
The Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power in Cuba approached its end Wednesday as the island's National Assembly named number two Miguel Diaz-Canel as the sole candidate for the presidency.
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Donald Trump Stance A 'Setback' In US-Cuba Relations: Raul Castro
Cuba's president said Donald Trump's hardline stance towards the country was a "setback" in relations with the United States after ties were gradually restored in 2015.
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Russia Slams Donald Trump's 'Cold War' Policy On Cuba
Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday said it regretted US President Donald Trump's policy reversal on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War era.
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Cuba's Raul Castro Blasts Donald Trump's Mexican Wall And Trade Policy
Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticised US President Donald Trump's immigration, trade and other policies on Sunday as Mr Trump reviews a fragile detente with Communist-run Cuba begun by his predecessor Barack Obama.
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Cuban President Raul Castro Faces Deep Problems In 2017
Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future.
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Cuba, US To Discuss Detente In wake Of Donald Trump Election
Cuba and the United States will draw up a roadmap for deepening their detente, the Cuban government said on Tuesday, in a first meeting since the election of Donald Trump as US president and the death of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
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Cuba Gets New Leader Miguel Diaz-Canel As Last Castro Retires
Cuba marked the end of an era Monday with the official transfer of power from the Castro clan, in charge for six decades, to the communist country's first civilian leader, Miguel Diaz-Canel.
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US Planned To Assassinate Fidel Castro's Brother Raul In 1960: Declassified Documents
The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an "accident," according to declassified documents published Friday.
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Castro Era In Cuba To End As Raul Confirms He's Retiring
Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the all-powerful Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.
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Manuel Marrero, Cuba's First Prime Minister In Over 40 Years
Cuba's first prime minister in more than four decades -- long-serving tourism minister Manuel Marrero -- took office Saturday as the country resurrected a post last held by Fidel Castro.
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US Announces Travel Sanctions Against Cuba's Former President Raul Castro
The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights.
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Imposing Sanctions On Raul Castro For Human Rights Violation: Mike Pompeo
The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights.
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Twitter Blocks Accounts of Raul Castro and Cuban State-Run Media
US social media company Twitter Inc has blocked the accounts of Cuban Communist Party Leader Raul Castro, his daughter Mariela Castro and Cuba's top state-run media outlets, a move the Cuban Union of Journalists denounced as "massive censorship".
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Cuba Looks At Private Property, But Wary Of Ferrari-Driving Communists
In communist Cuba, the right to own private property would be enshrined and foreign investment encouraged - and "guaranteed." Where Fidel Castro reigned as a towering 20th-century figure, power would no longer be concentrated in the hands of one ruler.
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Cuba's New President Diaz-Canel Vows To 'Continue' Revolution
Miguel Diaz-Canel was formally named Cuba's new president on Thursday, succeeding Raul Castro, state media said -- a historic handover ending six decades of rule by the Castro brothers.
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Cuba Will Have First Non-Castro Leader After 59 Years, Miguel Diaz-Canel Set To Take Over
The Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power in Cuba approached its end Wednesday as the island's National Assembly named number two Miguel Diaz-Canel as the sole candidate for the presidency.
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Donald Trump Stance A 'Setback' In US-Cuba Relations: Raul Castro
Cuba's president said Donald Trump's hardline stance towards the country was a "setback" in relations with the United States after ties were gradually restored in 2015.
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Russia Slams Donald Trump's 'Cold War' Policy On Cuba
Russia's foreign ministry on Sunday said it regretted US President Donald Trump's policy reversal on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War era.
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Cuba's Raul Castro Blasts Donald Trump's Mexican Wall And Trade Policy
Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticised US President Donald Trump's immigration, trade and other policies on Sunday as Mr Trump reviews a fragile detente with Communist-run Cuba begun by his predecessor Barack Obama.
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Cuban President Raul Castro Faces Deep Problems In 2017
Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future.
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Cuba, US To Discuss Detente In wake Of Donald Trump Election
Cuba and the United States will draw up a roadmap for deepening their detente, the Cuban government said on Tuesday, in a first meeting since the election of Donald Trump as US president and the death of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.
