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Cuba's new president: What to expect of Miguel Díaz-Canel

  • Written by William M. LeoGrande, Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs

Cuba has a new president – and for the first time in six decades, his last name is not Castro.

Cuba’s National Assembly has elected Cuba’s First Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel to replace 87-year-old Raúl Castro, who took over as Cuba’s leader in 2006 after his brother Fidel Castro fell ill.

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