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Who became the leader of Cuba after Fidel Castro?

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Raúl Castro, Fidel Castro’s younger brother and a longtime revolutionary figure, became Cuba’s president in 2008 after Fidel stepped down due to health reasons. Raúl Castro remained in office until 2018, when he was succeeded by Miguel Díaz-Canel, the first Cuban president since 1959 not to be a member of the Castro family.