Miguel Díaz-Canel



Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (born 20 April 1960) is a Cuban politician serving as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba since 19 April 2021 and the President of Cuba since 10 October 2019. He was previously President of the Council of State of Cuba from 2018 to 2019 and First Vice President from 2013 to 2018. He has been a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Cuba since 2003, and he served as Minister of Higher Education from 2009 to 2012; he was promoted to the post of Vice President of the Council of Ministers (deputy Prime Minister) in 2012. A year later, on 24 February 2013, he was elected as First Vice President of the Council of State.

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 * Lenin was an undisputed leader of the proletariat, political leader, researcher, scientist, founder, who made important contributions to the socialist construction.
 * Tweet, 22 April 2020


 * ¡Qué madrugada nos has dado Julio César! En la Patria se sintió el te amo Cuba que dijiste cuando ganaste tu segundo oro olímpico. Felicidades, muchacho, tu pelea fue rotunda. Ya tenemos 6 medallas de oro y nuestra pequeña Isla ocupa el lugar 13 en el medallero ¡Qué hazaña!
 * What a morning you have given us Julio César! The homeland felt the "I love you Cuba" that you said when you won your second Olympic gold. Congratulations, boy, your fight was resounding. We already have 6 gold medals and our little Island ranks 13th in the medal table. What a feat!
 * As quoted in Felicita Presidente cubano a Julio César La Cruz por medalla de oro olímpica, 6 August 2021