Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba’s new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006.

It is the first time since the revolution in 1959 that a Castro is not at the helm of the government.

Mr. Díaz-Canel had been serving as first vice-president for the past five years.

In his opening speech, the 57-year-old vowed to “continue the Cuban revolution” as laid out by his predecessors, his maiden speech triggering a standing ovation in the chamber.

Diaz-Canel’s nomination as the head of the 31-member Council of State was officially confirmed today. He was the only candidate.

Mr. Castro is expected to continue wielding considerable political influence in his role as the leader of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party.

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  1. What a waste , the regime might try to use all those girls hidden talents and inmitate the cuban regime which sponsors european sexual tourism to cuba by advertising the services of its now fabled jineteras”, perhaps the second most luchrative cuban industry after the one born of the remittances of exiled offshore cubans to their relatives in the island !!, maybe the cuban govt can sent some revolutionar jineteras to Venezuela to provide expert advise to the local girls on the most productive way of conducting the trade”.at a price of course !! Now that the Venezuelan oil industry is gone to the dogs a promotion of a substitute industrymight come in handy..for the regime!!

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