Raúl Castro kicked off a generational change in Cuba by handing over the nation’s presidency to his handpicked successor, marking the first time since 1959 that Cuba’s destiny will be in the hands of a man not named Castro.
But Cuba’s new 57-year-old president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, who Mr. Castro said should hold power for a decade in two presidential terms, signaled little will change.
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