LinkFidel Castro announced his resignation as Cuba's president Tuesday, ending nearly a half-century of rule.
"I will not aspire to nor accept -- I repeat, I will not aspire to nor accept -- the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief,'' read a letter signed by Castro published early Tuesday in the online edition of the Communist Party daily Granma.
I don't want to make this an overly political post. I am overjoyed to see Castro step-down, hopefully it is a harbinger of things to come!
Having visited Cuba in 2007, I was not impressed with the bumpy roads, old outdated buildings and poor wages paid to 99% of the population. It'd be nice if more than just the elites could travel outside their village in their lifetime.
Now Raul is in power and will continue Castro's path, however he has promised modest reforms which may be the tip of the iceberg. Glasnost anyone?