Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel was given a second five year term by the country’s National Assembly, despite the severe economic conditions currently faced by the communist-run island
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel was given a second five year term by the country’s National Assembly on Wednesday, despite the severe economic conditions currently faced by the communist-run island. Diaz-Canel’s reelection by the 470 member Assembly was widely expected. He replaced Raul Castro as president in 2018 and as First Secretary of the Cuban communist party in 2021. He is the first person born after the 1959 revolution and not named Castro to hold both of those powerful titles.
On July 11, 2021, thousands of Cubans, angry over blackouts, lack of personal freedoms and worsening living conditions took to the streets in the largest anti-government protests since the Cuban revolution. Within hours, Diaz-Canel appeared on state-run TV and gave supporters what he called “the order to combat,” saying, “the streets belong to the revolutionaries.” Hundreds of Cubans were arrested and put on mass trial.
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