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Cuba’s last Castro brings curtain down on dynasty

The Times/The Sunday Times 16 Apr 2021
Cuba is heading for a symbolic handover of the reins of power as the last of the Castros prepares to step down from the Communist Party leadership ...
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Cuba's Raul Castro prepares to step down, ending the era of his famous clan at ...

Gwinnett Daily Post 16 Apr 2021
When Raul Castro announced three years ago that he would step down in 2021 as head of Cuba's all-powerful communist party, he surely envisioned the island on firmer economic footing and the transition to a new generation of leadership nearly ... .
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A page turns in Cuba as Raul Castro makes way for next generation

France24 16 Apr 2021
... role, to Miguel Diaz-Canel, who took over from Castro as Cuba's president in 2018.
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A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba's communists

Telegraph Herald 16 Apr 2021
HAVANA — This week’s Communist Party congress could be the last with a Castro at the helm of Cuba’s all-powerful political institution ... .
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Cuba's Raul Castro is stepping down as head of its Communist Party

NBC News 16 Apr 2021
Raul Castro steps down as secretary-general of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most powerful position in the country. President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who represents a younger generation, will take over ... .
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Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era

The Nation 16 Apr 2021
Peter Kornbluh. On the 60th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, many US officials still can’t seem to accept a socialist country “under their very noses.”. The post Cuba Moves Into the Post-Castro Era appeared first on The Nation ... .
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No Castros in charge: leadership change in Cuba

Urdu Point 16 Apr 2021
Havana, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Apr, 2021 ) .Cuba's leadership is passing to a younger generation, with the last Castro leaving office and ending a 60-year family monopoly, but there is little other change as power remains firmly with the Communist Party.
photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa, File
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, left, and former Cuban President Raul Castro wave Cuban flags
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Cuba's Raul Castro to step down, ending 60 years of family monopoly

Hindustan Times 16 Apr 2021
On Friday, an 89-year-old Raul Castro will relinquish the country's most powerful position -- that of party first secretary -- to 60-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuba's president ... Diaz-Canel will be only the third-ever first secretary of the all-powerful Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), while still retaining the presidency.
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A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba’s communists

Federal News Radio 16 Apr 2021
HAVANA (AP) — This week’s Communist Party congress could be the last with a Castro at the helm of Cuba’s all-powerful political institution ... To be sure, any change in Cuba is likely to be slow ... As always in Cuba’s history, the wildcard is the “Northern Empire,” as communist stalwarts refer to the U.S.
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Cuba readies for life without Castro

The Hill 16 Apr 2021
For the first time in more than 60 years, Cuba is poised to have a government without a single Castro. Raúl Castro, who succeeded his brother Fidel as the Communist Party of Cuba’s first secretary in 2011, is expected to step down from his post as the country begins its eighth Communist Party Congress on Friday.
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Charlie Rose talks about visiting Cuba with Diplo

CBS News 15 Apr 2021
... 400,000 fans in Havana, Cuba – the first performance by a major U.S.
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Sixty years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, no regime change appears likely in Cuba

The Miami Herald 15 Apr 2021
With his back to the beach where he had landed in an invasion to liberate his country, 16-year-old Humberto Martinez was just minutes away from execution. “Hold up, El Caballo ... .
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President Obama arrives in Cuba on historic visit

CBS News 15 Apr 2021
President Barack Obama is the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years. He will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro during his stay, and attend the historic Cuba vs. Tampa Bay Rays baseball game this week ... .
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