Cuba gets its first non-Castro President in 60 years
Cuba's National Assembly has appointed First Vice President Miguel Mario DÃ­az-Canel BermÃºdez as the country's President, replacing RaÃºl Castro who retired on Thursday. The 57-year-old is the first leader outside the Castro dynasty to lead the country since the 1959 revolution. RaÃºl became Cuba's President in 2008 after taking over from his brother Fidel Castro. 