Díaz-Canel, 57, has a long history in Cuba politics. Before his current role, he was the minister of higher education. Miguel Diaz-Canel arrives at the European Union headquarters in Brussels in ...

This is the first time the U.S. government has imposed sanctions on Díaz-Canel, Cuba's handpicked president and head of the Communist Party, a civilian figure who was spared in several rounds of ...

Revolutionary leader Raúl Castro, 94, accompanied by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, arrived at Ciego de Avila's Plaza ...

Ever since Díaz-Canel was named first vice president in 2013, Cubans and Cuba watchers have scrambled to find out more about the enigmatic heir apparent, combing through his track record as party ...

HAVANA — Cuba’s National Assembly ratified President Miguel Díaz-Canel for a new five-year term in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis. More than 400 ...

Miguel Díaz-Canel was chosen Thursday as Cuba's new president. The question is whether he will emerge from the shadow of Raúl Castro, who will remain as Communist Party chief.

Miguel Díaz-Canel was officially named as the new leader of Cuba on Thursday, one day after a secret vote in the country’s National Assembly. It’s the first time in nearly six decades that ...

Díaz-Canel is considered a top contender for that post when he steps down. Cuba leader Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife, Lis Cuesta, at a ceremony in Argentina in 2019. AFP ...

Before becoming the heir apparent to Cuban President Raul Castro, when Miguel Díaz-Canel was still climbing his way up the ranks of the Communist Party hierarchy in the island’s provinces, he ...

Cuba is set to undergo a historic shift on Thursday, elevating a relatively unknown Communist Party official, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to replace retiring President Raúl Castro. The National Assembly ...

As president, Díaz-Canel will still benefit from Raúl Castro’s experience and authority. Castro remains first secretary of the Communist Party — Cuba’s only party — until 2021.