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Cuba: Reactions to Raul

Categories: Latin America, Cuba, Digital Activism, History, Ideas, Migration & Immigration, Politics

Cuban bloggers’ responses to news that Raul Castro has been appointed President of Cuba…Babalu Blog [1]: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”; Child of the Revolution [2]: “The appointment of a 76-year-old hardliner…as the effective number two rather than younger apparatchiks…has surprised everyone”; Uncommon Sense [3]: “For those who think his ‘election’ is a harbinger of real change in Cuba…the reality is, not so much.”