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Cuban President starts final term

Cuban President Raul Castro says he will not seek another five-year term after the one he started yesterday.

Cuban President starts final term

Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 - 07:27

Cuban President Raul Castro says he will not seek another five-year term after the one he started yesterday.

He announced yesterday that he will step down in 2018 – for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era.

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