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Diaz-canel to succeed 86-year-old raul castro as president. miguel diaz-canel had been vice president since 2013 but it is notable that cuba now has leader who was born after the communist revolution that brought the castros to power. the castro reign again in january of 1959 after rebels led by fidel castro ousted a u.s.-backed dictator. fidel tangled with over a dozen u.s. presidents during nearly half a century in power. then he handed the leadership role to his brother and officially resigned as president. raoul was chose to succeed him. fidel died in 2016 at the age of 90. now, raoul was ...
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