JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - An ailing 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president yesterday after foiling US attempts to topple him for nearly half-a-century - leaving on his own terms by clearing the way for his brother Raul to take power.
The end of Castro's rule - the longest in the world for a head of government - frees 76-year-old Raul to implement reforms he has hinted at since taking over as acting president when Fidel Castro fell ill in July 2006. US President George W Bush rejected any Castro in power, hoping for what he called a democratic transition."
The end of Castro's rule - the longest in the world for a head of government - frees 76-year-old Raul to implement reforms he has hinted at since taking over as acting president when Fidel Castro fell ill in July 2006. US President George W Bush rejected any Castro in power, hoping for what he called a democratic transition."
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