Havana After 59 years in Cuba, the Castro family left the country's power. Miguel Diaz-Kennell took the oath of President of the country on Thursday. He received this post after the resignation of Raúl Castro. This is the first time since 1959 that there will be no Castro family in the presidential post. Miguel has been the first Vice President of Cuba for 5 years before. Let Raul Castro remain in the post from 2006 (12 years). Even after resigning, he will remain the head of the ruling Communist Party.
Raúl Castro's special are Miguel
- Miguel was born from 1953 to 1959 after the Cuban Revolution. Although he is one of the close relatives of Raúl Castro. It is believed that after the withdrawal of Raúl, there will be no significant change in the Cuban policies. In his first speech as President, Miguel said that there is no place for those people who want to see the period of capitalism (Capitalism). He also claimed that there would be no change in Cuba's foreign policy even after his arrival. If there is a change, then only the people of Cuba will come. Describing his election as historic, Miguel said that people have retained the Cuban revolution by voting for this House.
Raul Castro changes Cuban policies after Fidel - Raúl Castro got power following Brother Fidel Castro in 2008 and took several steps that helped Cuban's private sector to reach 6 million people. During this time people were given the freedom to travel and to know better information.
What Are Raalu's Important Decisions
- In 2008, the new agricultural policy was implemented, it promised to give millions of hectares of land for farming to private farmers.
- In 2011, the government regulations on business were relaxed and the Cuban people got permission to start their own small private business.
- For the first time in 2013, efforts were made to connect Cuba to the world and Wi-Fi Jones was created to provide the Internet to the people.
Trying to establish a relationship with America
- Let the Castro brothers resist the capitalist culture of the US and Western countries since the Cuban Revolution. Since 1959, there was no connection to Cuba-America. However, for the first time in 2014, US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro decided on the historic decision to restore political relations. At the same time, in 2016 Obama came to meet Raul in Havana, Cuba. This was the first time in a 6-decade history that a U.S. President had gone to Cuba. It is believed that Raúl Castro wanted help from the United States to end economic sanctions imposed on Cuba.