Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future

Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future

[unable to retrieve full-text content]HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro turned over Cuba’s presidency Thursday to a 57-year-old successor he said would hold power until 2031, a plan that would place the state the Castro brothers founded and ruled for 60 years in the hands of a Communist Party official little known to most on the island.
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