After years of speculation about the Cuban President’s health, Castro has stepped down handing over the revolution to his younger brother.
Castro wrote in a letter published online in the official media that he would not accept a new term when the newly elected parliament meets on Sunday.
“I will not aspire or accept – I repeat I will not aspire or accept, the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief,” read the letter in the Communist Party daily ‘Granma’.
Staying in Cuba was one of the most important events in my life – it changed my life.