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Cuba Scraps Words Establishing Same-Sex Marriage From Drafted Constitution

The Cuban government announced plans to remove wording that would open the island to same-sex marriage from the latest draft of its new constitution. In October, Cubans who protested the controversial amendment hung posters saying, "I'm in favor of the original design," in Havana. Desmond Boylan/AP hide caption

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Cuba Scraps Words Establishing Same-Sex Marriage From Drafted Constitution

December 19, 2018 • The amendment stirred controversy on the island. The National Assembly said this week that eliminating a definition of matrimony was "a way of respecting all opinions."

Cuba, Long Led By Castros, Hails A New President Outside The Family

The man who now leads Cuba: Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, 57. The Communist Party operative, seen here in Santa Clara last month, was elected president of the island nation Thursday. Alejandro Ernesto/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Cuba, Long Led By Castros, Hails A New President Outside The Family

April 19, 2018 • When Raúl Castro passed Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez the job, the Communist Party stalwart became Cuba's first president not named Castro in decades. But don't expect radical reforms.

With End Of Castro Era In Sight, Cuba Prepares To Pass Power To New Generation

Cuban President Raul Castro waves to the room as First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Castro's handpicked successor, claps at the National Assembly session Wednesday in Havana. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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With End Of Castro Era In Sight, Cuba Prepares To Pass Power To New Generation

April 18, 2018 • Raul Castro, who has led Cuba since his brother Fidel retired in 2008, will leave the presidency Thursday. And he has a successor in mind: Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, who is 30 years his junior.