Raul Castro to step down as Cuba’s president in April 2018

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HAVANA, CUBA - MARCH 22: Cuban President Raul Castro (C) acknowledges applause as he arrives at the Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso to hear a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama in the hisoric Habana Vieja, or Old Havana, neighborhood March 22, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. Described as a message to the Cuban people about his vision for the future of Cuba, Obama's speech will be nationally televised to the 11 million people on the communist-controlled island. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Raul Castro to step down as Cuba’s president in April 2018, reported AFP news agency on Thursday citing official as saying.

A Castro will be Cuba’s president for at least a little longer.

Raul Castro, who replaced his brother Fidel as Cuba’s president in 2008, will remain in the post two months longer than originally scheduled, after the National Assembly voted on Thursday (Dec 21) to extend the current legislative term until April 19.

Castro had previously announced he would step down Feb 24.

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