The newspaper referred to Elián González, now 29, as 'representing the most worthy of the Cuban youth.'
Elian Gonzalez speaks to the press in Havana, Cuba, in November of 2016.Elián González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle stoked Cold War-era tensions, has been nominated to serve in the island's National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday.González's nomination all but secures his post in the 470-seat National Assembly that meets several times a year to discuss proposed laws, which the body usually votes unanimously to approve.
On Thanksgiving Day 1999, González, then six years old, shot to fame after he was rescued from the Florida straits. Back in Cuba, Elián's father, Juan Miguel, fought to bring the boy home. Cold War politics soon dominated the fight over his custody as Cuban leader Fidel Castro led massive demonstrations on the island demanding Elián's return.
As the two sides fought out the high-profile case in court, US immigration officials decided to put Elián in the custody of his father, who had traveled to the United States to press for his son's return. Elián was reunited with his father and following more court proceedings -- ending with the Supreme Court rejecting the Miami relatives' efforts to get him back -- father and son flew home to Cuba.Cuba's government celebrated Elián's return with a massive demonstration.
Despite the promises he would return to his old life, Elián González never stayed out of the public spotlight too long.
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