Who was elected President of Cuba in February 2008?
President of Cuba the Council of State, the first vice president assumes the President’s duties. The position is distinct from the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba; although Fidel Castro held both positions from 1976 to 2008, and Raúl Castro held both positions from 2011 to 2018. The current president is Miguel Díaz-Canel. The President of Cuba has the power to: President of Cuba The President of Cuba (), officially called President of the Council of State () from 1976, is the head of the Council of State of Cuba. The office in its current form was established under the Constitution
President of Cuba President of Cuba The President of Cuba (), officially called President of the Council of State () from 1976, is the head of the Council of State of Cuba. The office in its current form was established under the Constitution of 1976. The president is the second most powerful position, after the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. The President of the Council of State is, at the same time, the President (as Prime Minister) of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, the head of government. In cases of the absence, illness or death of the President of