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Miguel Diaz-Canel named Cuba's new president
CNN:Miguel Díaz-Canel was officially named as the new leader of Cuba on Thursday, one day after a secret vote in the country's National Assembly.
It's the first time in nearly six decades that Cuba is being led by a man not named Castro.
Díaz-Canel, 57, was selected by a vote of 603-1 as the unopposed candidate to replace Raul Castro, 86. Castro embraced Díaz-Canel -- who wasn't yet born when Fidel Castro led his revolution in 1959 -- during Wednesday's session, all but sealing his status as the island's next president.
It's the first time in nearly six decades that Cuba is being led by a man not named Castro.
Díaz-Canel, 57, was selected by a vote of 603-1 as the unopposed candidate to replace Raul Castro, 86. Castro embraced Díaz-Canel -- who wasn't yet born when Fidel Castro led his revolution in 1959 -- during Wednesday's session, all but sealing his status as the island's next president.
Political transitions always work more smoothly when you don't have democracy to worry about...
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that voted "no". 
