🇨🇺 Miguel Díaz-Canel
President of Cuba since April 19, 2018
How long has Miguel Díaz-Canel been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Miguel Díaz-Canel has been in office for 3,056 days as President of Cuba, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to: Cuba is classified as a closed autocracy, where leaders are not chosen through multiparty elections and typically leave office only by choice, death, or force.
3,056 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Cuba usually stay in office?
Cuba has had 16 leaders in the office we track since 1869. A completed tenure has averaged 2,389 days (about 6.5 years), and the longest was Fidel Castro at 11,406 days. Miguel Díaz-Canel has served 3,056 days so far, 28% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Raúl Castro, served 3,707 days. Cuba is classified as an closed autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Cuba |
|---|---|
| Political system | Closed autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Communist Party of Cuba |
| Born | April 20, 1960 (age 66) |
| Took office | April 19, 2018 (aged 57) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 17th President of Cuba |
| Preceded by | Raúl Castro |
| Vs. average | 3,056 days served — 28% longer than the historical average of 2,389 days (so far) |
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