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Formal retreat: Fidel Castro quits Communist Party’s central committee

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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Cuban strong man Fidel Castro has resigned from the Communist Party’s central committee, formalizing a gradual retreat from spotlight that started in 2006.

The 84-year-old leader wrote in a newspaper column that his brother Raul Castro, who has been running the affairs of the country since 2006, is aware of his decision not to be part of the top leadership of the party.

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