HAVANA (AP) — President Raul Castro abruptly removed some of Cuba’s most powerful officials Monday, putting a personal stamp on the government in the biggest shakeup since he took over for his ailing brother Fidel Castro a year ago. The changes replaced some key Fidel loyalists with men closer to Raul, including the longtime foreign minister and the secretary of the Council of State. They also reduced the enormous powers of a vice president credited with saving Cuba’s economy after the fall of the Soviet Union.——Contact the Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
By The Associated Press
March 2, 2009