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Castro steps down

Not unexpected, but ...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/ameri...tam/index.html

When Raul Castro announced three years ago that he would step down in 2021 as head of Cuba's all-powerful communist party, he surely envisioned the island on firmer economic footing and the transition to a new generation of leadership nearly complete.

Things have not worked out exactly according to Castro's plan.
As Castro announced he was stepping down on Friday, his country is deep in crisis. The tourism-dependent island has been battered by the pandemic; the economy shrunk at least 11% in 2020 according to government estimates. Cubans each day spend hours in long lines to find increasingly scarce food, medicine and other necessities.

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I should put in an application.-(P

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Nothing is going to change with the next leader either.

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol (Post 2216885)

Nothing is going to change with the next leader either.

Sad but true.

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol (Post 2216885)

Nothing is going to change with the next leader either.

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Originally Posted by Porch Dweller (Post 2216897)

Sad but true.

That's why you should vote Icehog 2021.

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I believe you would make a difference.
I met so many very nice people in Cuba and wish them the best.

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The new guy sounds to be a pure communist.