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'''Raul Castro''' (born 3 June 1931) is the younger brother of [[Fidel Castro]], and succeeded his brother as President of [[Cuba]] in 2008, having acted as de facto president since 2006. He was not elected to this position. He had previously been head of the Cuban armed forces. Castro is an [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] dictator.

'''Raul Castro''' (born 3 June 1931) is the younger brother of [[Fidel Castro]], and succeeded his brother as President of [[Cuba]] in 2008, having acted as de facto president since 2006. He was not elected to this position. He had previously been head of the Cuban armed forces. Castro was an [[Atheism|atheist]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] dictator. On April 19, Castro was succeeded by [[Miguel Díaz-Canel]] as president.<ref>http://video.foxnews.com/v/5773272460001/</ref>

People still faced serious persecution under Castro's regime if they criticized the deceased Fidel Castro, as in the example of a Christian leader who was arrested in March 2017 and sentenced to three years in prison, a few months after his young children were arrested.<ref>Martel, Frances (March 22, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/03/22/cuba-christian-leader-receives-3-year-prison-sentence-for-anti-castro-comments/ Cuba: Christian Leader Receives 3-Year Prison Sentence for Anti-Castro Comments]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 23, 2017.</ref>

People still faced serious persecution under Castro's regime if they criticized the deceased Fidel Castro, as in the example of a Christian leader who was arrested in March 2017 and sentenced to three years in prison, a few months after his young children were arrested.<ref>Martel, Frances (March 22, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/03/22/cuba-christian-leader-receives-3-year-prison-sentence-for-anti-castro-comments/ Cuba: Christian Leader Receives 3-Year Prison Sentence for Anti-Castro Comments]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 23, 2017.</ref>

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