Cuban President Raul Castro said he will leave office in 2018 after being reelected for another five years. He made a speech a last year that said presidents should be limited to two years in office. The man tapped for the vice-president's position is supposedly the successor to Raul Castro. Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez is the first member of the generation after the Cuban revolution to reach the top positions held by old military commanders. Diaz-Canel headed a pro-government delegation to a conference in Venezuela. In his acceptance speech, he quoted his older brother. "Revolution is the sense of the historical moment, to change everything that must change. It is equality and freedom. It is to treat and treat others as human beings. It is to emancipate ourselves with our own efforts. It is to defy powerful forces in and out of the social and national context..."
This will be an interesting couple of years to see what develops in Cuba. If there is any sign of dissent in Diaz-Canel, there could be real trouble. Also, if Hugo Chavez dies before Castro leaves office, there could be some major policy changes for the socialist nation. Diaz-Canel will have some large shoes to fill and he will have to negotiate with the top military leaders, who led during the Revolution.
This will be an interesting couple of years to see what develops in Cuba. If there is any sign of dissent in Diaz-Canel, there could be real trouble. Also, if Hugo Chavez dies before Castro leaves office, there could be some major policy changes for the socialist nation. Diaz-Canel will have some large shoes to fill and he will have to negotiate with the top military leaders, who led during the Revolution.
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