Raul Castro is new president of Cuba

RAUL Castro was elected Cuban president on February 25 by the National Assembly of Cuba after the ailing Fidel Castro formally resigned as president. Ever since Fidel fell ill in 2005, Raul has taken on the duties of the president of Cuba while concurrently serving as chief of the Armed Forces of Cuba. Raul Castro, who is a younger brother of Fidel, is also a veteran of the Cuban revolution.