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The 8thCongress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) was chaired by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Party's Central Committee; José Ramón Machado Ventura, second secretary; and Miguel Diaz Canel, President of the Republic; among other Party and government leaders.

Cuban Communist Party Elects New Ruling Body
Cuban Communist Party's delegates voted Sunday for a new Central Committee, in one of the final stages of the ruling party's 8th Congress due to end its work on Monday. The Congress has... | Read More

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