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CUBAN COMMUNISTS OPT FOR
OLD GUARD TO LEAD
Raul Castro was named first secretary of
Cuba’s Communist Party on Tuesday, with
his aging brother Fidel not included in
the leadership for the first time since the
party’s creation 46 years ago.
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CUBAN COMMUNISTS OPT FOR
OLD GUARD TO LEAD
Raul Castro was named first secretary of
Cuba’s Communist Party on Tuesday, with
his aging brother Fidel not included in
the leadership for the first time since the
party’s creation 46 years ago.
HAVANA - Despite raising hopes during the
gathering that a new generation of leaders
was poised to take up important positions,
Raul announced
that Jose Ramon
M a c h a d o
Ventura, an
8 0 - y e a r - o l d
l o n g t i m e
c o n f i d a n t e ,
would be his No.
2.
RamiroValdes,
a 78-year-old vice president, was named to
the No.
3 spot.
Several younger people were
added to the 15-member leadership group,
but in lesser positions.
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