The life of Cuba's new President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in photos
(Baonghean.vn) - The Cuban government confirmed on April 19 that comrade Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has officially replaced comrade Raul Castro as President of the Council of State.
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| Mr. Diaz-Canel was born on April 20, 1960 in the city of Placetas, Villa Clara province, to a family with a teacher and a worker. |
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| Mr. Diaz-Canel graduated from Las Villas Central University in 1982 and obtained a degree in electronics engineering in 1985 and began his career in the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. |
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| From April 1985, he taught at Martha Abreu University and then became leader of the Young Party Union. In 1994, he became First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Villa Clara Provincial Party. |
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| In 1987, he completed his international mission in Nicaragua as First Secretary of the "La Union de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC)" of Villa Clara. |
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| In 1993, he began working for the Communist Party of Cuba and a year later was elected First Secretary of the Villa Clara Provincial Party Committee. |
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| In 2003, Mr. Diaz-Canel became a member of the Cuban Politburo and first secretary of the provinces of Villa Clara and Holguin. |
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| In 2009, he was appointed Minister of Education and in 2012, he assumed the role of Vice President of the Council of Ministers. In both positions, Mr. Diaz-Canel has earned a reputation as an active reformer. |
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| In February 2013, he was appointed Vice President of the Council of State by President Raul Castro, becoming the first person born after the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) to hold this position. At the same time, he was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba, the country's supreme governing body. |
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| In the voting session at the 9th Cuban National Assembly on April 19, 2018, with 99.8% of the votes in favor, Mr. Miguel Diaz-Canel was officially elected President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba for the 2018-2023 term. |
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| Speaking after the official results were announced, new Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said his top priority is to inherit, maintain and promote the achievements of the Cuban revolution. |
