Raúl Castro has spent most of his life in his brother’s shadow, but he has proved a more than capable successor as Cuban president. “Raúl is a transitional president between the old guard and the future and in that sense he has performed well. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Raúl Castro with his brother Fidel, left, and Che Guevara, right. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Raúl Castro has laid to rest the belief that Cuba would implode with the death of Fidel, but his biggest challenge will be to raise living standards. Nonetheless, the Cuban president has said he will stand down as president in 2018 and his first vice-president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is widely tipped to assume his mantle.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 19:36 UTC