Castro stands down as President of Cuba

1.09.25pm GMT Tue 19th Feb 2008

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Fidel Castro has announced that he is standing down as President of Cuba, this follows a long-illness. His brother Raúl is likely to take over officially, he has been acting President since July 2006.

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