| After six decades of rule by Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl Castro, the island of Cuba turned a new page Thursday when it named Communist Party loyalist Miguel Díaz-Canel president. Cuba's National Assembly concluded a two-day session Thursday, where Raúl Castro stepped down after 10 years in the presidency and endorsed the election of Díaz-Canel, his hand-picked successor. Castro will remain as head of the Communist Party.
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