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AILING leader Fidel Castro today resigned as Cuba's leader after nearly a half-century, saying he would not accept a new term when the newly elected parliament meets on Sunday.
"I will not aspire nor accept - I repeat I will not aspire or accept, the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief," read a letter signed by Castro published overnight without advance warning in the online edition of the Communist Party daily Granma.See the full content of this document
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Castro to Step Down
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