Raul Castro:a quiet reformer? Photos and text ©Jazz Editions/LightMediation
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is the new Cuban President since feburary 24, 2008. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, is also Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Fidel Castro, 81, has to watch powerlessly from his sickbed the sidelines a renovation process set by his younger brother Raul, 76. In the past few weeks, the new President has begun to implement some of his promised reforms. Initial agricultural liberalization aims to raise food production and sell more products, including politically sensitive ones such as the tools required to undertake production. While Raul Castro has allowed Cubans to buy cellphones, computers, electronic appliances remain devilish objects for Fidel Castro. In a recent letter to a congress of Cuban intellectuals and authors, Fidel Castro made clear his displeasure about current reforms. He accused his successors led by brother Raul of having opened the door to egoism in Cuba. « They lack a deep understanding about what holds the world together », he claimed.
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