Editing History of Cuba (section)

===Transfer of power===
{{Main|2006–2008 Cuban transfer of presidential duties}}
In 2006, Fidel Castro fell ill and withdrew from public life. The following year, Raúl Castro became Acting President. In a letter dated 18 February 2008, Fidel Castro announced his formal resignation, saying "I will not aspire nor accept...the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief."<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/ "Cuba quiet after Castro announces resignation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019220440/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/19/castro/ |date=19 October 2011}}. [[CNN]]. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2011.</ref> In 2008, Cuba was struck by three separate [[hurricane]]s, in the most destructive hurricane season in the country's history; over 200,000 were left homeless, and over US$5 billion of property damage was caused.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redcross.ca/donate/your-donation-in-action/past-appeals/international/2008/hurricanes-2008/cuba-hurricanes-2008|title=Cuba Hurricanes 2008|publisher=Canadian Red Cross|access-date=9 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917072817/http://www.redcross.ca/donate/your-donation-in-action/past-appeals/international/2008/hurricanes-2008/cuba-hurricanes-2008|archive-date=17 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7619274.stm|title=Cuban storms damage 'worst ever'|publisher=BBC|date=16 September 2008|access-date=9 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831080347/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7619274.stm|archive-date=31 August 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>