Fidel Castro transferred leadership to his brother Raúl beginning in the early 2000s. What action does this describe?

• A. He transferred control to his brother Raúl
• B. He abdicated to Che Guevara
• C. He remained in power until his death in 2016
• D. He abdicated to Miguel Díaz-Canel

Answer: (A)

This is about leadership succession—the act of transferring authority from a current leader to a designated successor. Fidel Castro gradually stepped back and handed control to his brother Raúl starting in the early 2000s. He shifted daily responsibilities in stages, with a notable partial transfer around 2006 and a formal shift in leadership by 2008, making Raúl the primary leader. That’s why the action described fits the idea of transferring control to Raúl. The other ideas don’t fit: Che Guevara had been dead for decades, so he couldn’t receive leadership; Fidel did not remain in power until his death in 2016; and Miguel Díaz-Canel did not take over in the early 2000s as Raul did.