Cuba's President Raul Castro (C-L) and First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C-R) arrive for a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, April 18, 2018. Irene Perez/Courtesy of Cubadebate/Handout via Reuters
Miami Herald: After 60 years of revolution in Cuba, cracks in leadership emerge
Six months after being appointed as the new president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel will preside over ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of a revolution while facing a stagnant economy and growing citizen protests. Six decades into its socialist experiment, his government is still trying to figure out how to satisfy the basic necessities of its population.
With minimal economic growth in 2018 and continuing shortages of basic staples like flour at year’s end, experts say the government is failing under his leadership.
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WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that the revolution is 60 years old. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reminds me of Soviet President Gorbachev. Trying to save a system that cannot be saved. I give it another decade (may be less) before the legacy of the Castros and the Cuban Communist Party is thrown in the ash-heap of history.
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