Castro says he won’t return
Almost 50 years after he seized power, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in a published message early today that he will not return to lead the country.
“To my dear compatriots . . . I communicate to you that I will not aspire to or accept . . . the position of president of council of state and commander in chief,” Castro said on the Spanish-language website of the Communist Party’s Granma newspaper.
Castro had temporarily ceded power to his younger brother Raul about 19 months ago when he underwent intestinal surgery.
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