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Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

When Miguel Diaz-Canel, the newly designated first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and who has been the President of the country since October 10, 2019, was born on April 20, 1960, it was barely a year since the revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro had won power by overthrowing Fulgencio Batista’s regime. Fidel’s brother and fellow revolutionary Raul …

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The retirement of Raul Castro as the first secretary of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party brings to an end the six-decade-long rule of the “historic generation”, who, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, captured power in 1959 through an armed revolution. In 2018, Mr. Raul stepped down as President, handing government responsibilities to his hand-picked next generation leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel. Now …

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US planned to assassinate Raul Castro in 1960: Declassified documents

The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an "accident," according to declassified documents published Friday. Cuban Communist party leader Raul Castro Pilot Jose Raul Martinez, who had been recruited by the CIA, asked for -- and …

Raul Castro confirms he's resigning, ending long era in Cuba

Raul Castro said Friday he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by himself and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution. But he previously indicated that he favors yielding control to 60-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel, who succeeded him as president in 2018 and is the standard bearer of a younger …

Cuba's Raul Castro to step down, ending 60 years of family monopoly

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. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro holds up the arm of his brother, Raul Castro, first secretary of Cuba's communist party. At a four-day party congress starting …

Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms his retirement

The sanctions block Raul Castro and his immediate family from entering the United States, Pompeo says. The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuba‘s Raul Castro, along with his children, as it continues to pressure its long-time foe for supporting the government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. “As First Secretary of Cuba’s Armed Forces, Castro is responsible for Cuba’s …

Rights group says detentions show not much has changed since Raul Castro handed over power to a younger leader in 2018. Amnesty International named five new prisoners of conscience in Cuba on Monday and said their detention underscored how the presidential handover last year from Raul Castro had not changed the Communist-run country’s repressive tactics. “For decades, Cuba has stifled …

Cuba has celebrated the 60th anniversary of its communist revolution with its leader Raul Castro criticising the United States for returning to an outdated path of confrontation with the island nation. After the restoration of diplomatic ties and a friendlier tone under the former administration of US President Barack Obama, “once again the US government seems to take the course …