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Ricardo Alarcón, Castro confidant and top Cuban envoy, diesRicardo Alarcón, who was for years the head of Cuba’s parliament and one of the country’s most prominent diplomats, has died in Havana.
It’s July 26. Will Cuban government, under attack, celebrate the birth of the revolution? | EditorialToday is July 26, known in Cuba as “el 26 de Julio.” The date is sacred on the communist island: political parties, streets, schools and neighborhoods carry its name.news.yahoo.com
Cuba's Communist Party chooses Miguel Díaz-Canel as leaderIn many ways, Cuba’s new maximum leader is nothing like those who have governed the island for the past six decades.
Era ends as Raul Castro steps down as Communist Party chiefRaul Castro says he is stepping down as Cuban Communist Party leader, leaving the island without a Castro guiding affairs for the first time in more than six decades and handing control of the party to a younger generation.
Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nationFor most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government.
Raul Castro, long a sidekick, finally the face of his nationFor most of his life, Raul Castro played second-string to his brother Fidel — first as a guerrilla commander, later as a senior figure in their socialist government.
