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The Castro brothers are no longer ruling Cuba.

Information published by the Central Intelligence Agency states that Miguel Díaz-Canel became president of Cuba after the Castros' rule in 2018.

Information published by the Central Intelligence Agency states that Miguel Díaz-Canel became president of Cuba after the Castros' rule in 2018.The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) library states that Fidel Castro led a rebel army to victory in 1959 and his rule held the following government together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008, and his younger brother Raul Castro became the president. Raúl Castro stepped down and Miguel Díaz-Canel, his handpicked successor, became the president and head of state on 19 April 2018.

An article published by the Communist Party of Cuba official news website 'Granma' on 6 March 2020 states that Army General Raul Castro Ruz, first secretary of the party, led a meeting prompting the political bureau to consider additional measures to contain the spreading of COVID-19 in Cuba, indicating Raul Castro’s presence in the nation's administration.

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