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Fidel Castro, one of the world’s longest ruling political leaders, has resigned from his position as the president of Cuba.  Although he will no longer be president, Castro will remain active in Cuba’s communist party.  The question that remains is if the silly attitude of the US government towards Cuba will change now that Castro is no longer in power.

MEXICO CITY : Fidel Castro stepped down Tuesday morning as the president of Cuba after a long illness. The announcement was made in a letter to the nation written by Mr. Castro and published early Tuesday morning on the Web site of Granma, the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party.

The resignation ends one of the longest tenures as one of the most all-powerful communist heads of state in the world.

In late July 2006, Mr. Castro, who is 81, handed over power temporarily to his brother, Raul Castro, 76, and a few younger cabinet ministers, after an acute infection in his colon forced him to undergo emergency surgery. Despite numerous operations, he has never fully recovered but has remained active in running government affairs from behind the scenes.

Now, just days before the national assembly is to meet to select a new head of state, Mr. Castro resigned permanently, and signaled his willingness to let a younger generation assume power. He said his failing health made it impossible to return as president.

"I will not aspire to neither will I accept – I repeat, I will not aspire to neither will I accept the position of President of the Council of State and Commander in chief," he wrote in the letter.

The full report here.