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The 2006–2008 Cuban transfer of presidential duties was a transfer of duties of the Cuban presidency from Fidel Castro to the first vice president, his brother Raúl Castro, following Fidel's operation and recovery from an undisclosed digestive illness believed to be diverticulitis. Although Raúl exercised the presidential duties of the state, Fidel retained the title of President of Cuba, formally the President of the Council of State of Cuba, during this period. The transfer of duties, which was announced on July 31, 2006, was in line with Article 94 of the Cuban Constitution, which states "In cases of the absence, illness or death of the president of the Council of State, the first vice president assumes the president’s duties".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PROCLAMATION BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF )〕 Fidel had been in power since 1959 and President of Cuba since 1976. At the time of his operation in 2006, he was 79 years old. The full details of the illness have yet to be revealed by Cuban officials, which has fuelled speculation about the seriousness of his condition. After a leading Spanish doctor visited Fidel in December 2006 and announced that the Cuban leader was recovering from a digestive problem, Fidel began to make occasional appearances on television, radio and print. According to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who has made a number of visits to Havana during Fidel's recovery period, his Cuban counterpart was "gaining ground" and had resumed "a good part of his duties" by April 2007.〔(Castro almost better, Chavez says ). BBC Online.〕 Ricardo Alarcón, President of Cuba's National Assembly, stated that Fidel would be fit to run for re-election to the assembly in 2008.〔(Castro 'to be fit to hold power' ). BBC Online〕 On February 19, 2008 Fidel announced that he would not stand for re-election as President at the next meeting of the National Assembly of People's Power. Raúl was elected President by the National Assembly on February 24, 2008. ==July 2006 announcement== (詳細はGranma'', the next day. In his statement of delegation, Castro stated: "the operation has obliged me to take several weeks of rest, at a remove from my responsibilities and duties". The proclamation transferred to his brother the functions as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Comandante of the Armed Forces, President of the Council of State and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba. It transferred other functions to José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, José Ramón Machado Ventura, Esteban Lazo Hernández and Carlos Lage Dávila. Castro also announced in his statement that he had spoken to the Guayasamín Foundation, whose responsibilities included organizing his oncoming 80th birthday celebrations on August 13, 2006. He requested that the group postpone the anniversary until December 2, 2006, the 50th anniversary of the ''Granma'' Landing. The letter ended with the Cuban leader's customary pronouncements: "Imperialism will never be able to crush Cuba. The Battle of Ideas will continue advancing. ¡Viva la Patria! ¡Viva la Revolución! ¡Viva el Socialismo! ¡Hasta la Victoria Siempre!". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2006–08 Cuban transfer of presidential duties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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