Cuba’s Castro steps down, says he’s handing power to next generation of ‘anti-imperialist’ leaders

Cuban Communis

Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro has announced that he is stepping down and handing leadership to a younger generation “full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit.” The Castro family has led the party since 1961.

“As I live I will be ready with my foot in the stirrups to defend the fatherland, the revolution and socialism,” Castro told party delegates at a convention in Havana on Friday.

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