President Barack Obama shakes hands with leader of Cuba at Mandela funeral

Barack Obama has shaken hands with a leader of a country that once threatened nuclear annihilation on the United States.

This represents the first time in history the U.S. President has shaken hands with the Cuban Castro dictatorship.

The President appeared to bow his head shaking Raul Castro’s hand , President of Cuba and brother to Fidel Castro.

The President and other leaders are in South Africa for the funeral of Nelson Mandela.