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March 3, 2009

Castro Reshuffles Cuban Cabinet
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Cuban President Raul Castro has reshuffled his cabinet by replacing
eight ministers, many of whom were closely linked to his older brother
Fidel Castro. The most prominent official to lose his post was Foreign
Minister Perez Roque, Fidel Castro’s former personal secretary. The
Cuban government said the moves were needed to make Cuba’s government
more compact and functional.



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