Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Gabbi Gruver- Cuba bids goodbye to the revolutionary generation


Cuba bids goodbye to the revolutionary generation

On April 19th, Raul Castro plans to step down as president of Cuba, which brings an end to the 60 years of rule that his family has had over the country. Castro, who is 86, is expected to hand his power to his “first” vice-president, Miguel Diaz-Canel. Diz-Canel is an engineer by trade who has spent a quiet and model 30 years in the government and the Communist Party. He has backed gay rights before many other countries did and has argued for certain other freedoms. This transition of power is part of a broader generational change for Cuba in which several other conservatives such as Jose Ramon Machado Ventura and Ramiro Valdes will leave the council of the state. However, change will not occur soon given hat Raul Castro plans to remain head of the Politburo, which controls the Communist Party and the overall direction of policy. Diaz-Canel has to look to some type of economic form given the terrible shape of the economy. Ultimately, he will have to look at ways to help fix the farm production, increase the foreign exchange, stop food shortages, unify the currency and increase quality of living.

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