Who is Raul Castro? Explore the life, revolution, political rise and lasting influence of Cuba’s former president amid reports of a possible US indictment

Who is Raul Castro? Former Cuban president facing possible US indictment

Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution transformed Cuba from a close American partner into a Soviet ally, triggering a decades-long Cold War standoff.

US vs Cuba: How Fidel Castro turned a US ally into a Cold War enemy

63 years ago today, revolutionary leader Fidel Castro declared Cuba a socialist nation and banned multiparty elections.

Gravitas | Fidel Castro declares Cuba socialist nation: May 1, 1961

Cuba will have Miguel Diaz-Canel as its president for another five years. The development came after Diaz-Canel clinched a second five-year term in a parliamentary vote that had him as the sole candidate.

Cuba's first non-Castro leader re-elected as president after 'undemocratic' election

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) earlier this week expressed sharp disapproval of the United State's economic embargo on the communist-ruled state of Cuba.

UNGA passes resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba for the 30th time

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.

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

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro - whom he considered a “second father” and whose face he had tattooed on his leg - once urged him to go into politics.

Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America's left

Stalin to Putin - Meet the world's longest serving leaders

February 16 in History: Castro becomes Premier of Cuba, Kyoto Protocol is put into action, and more!

Manuel Marrero, the longest-serving tourism minister in Cuba's history, became the country's first prime minister in more than four decades. According to sources, Marrero's appointment constitutes a bigger process which involves decentralisation and a discourse shift in terms of the Communist Party's stronghold in the country's politics.

Cuba: Manuel Merrero becomes Prime Minister 40 years after Fidel Castro

President Donald Trump will open the way for lawsuits in US courts over property confiscated by Cuba, enforcing a controversial law that had been waived for more than two decades, an official said Tuesday.

US to allow lawsuits over Cuba property confiscation

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday dismissed a referendum in Cuba on a new constitution that affirmed the central role of socialism, calling it stage-managed "political theatre" rather than a democratic vote.

'No one should be fooled' by Cuba constitution vote: US Secretary Pompeo

A stalwart of the ruling Communist Party, Diaz-Canel was sworn in to replace Raul Castro by the National Assembly in a carefully managed new chapter for the Caribbean island, aimed at preserving the political system

Cuba's new president vows to defend legacy of Castro revolution

The new members of the National Assembly will be tasked with choosing a successor to 86-year-old President Raul Castro when he steps down next month

Cuba vote opens final chapter of Castro era

Gabo spent prolonged periods in Havana with his wife Mercedes – and Castro was a frequent visitor at his house in Havana (which was a gift from Castro) and would appear at any time of the day or night.

Opinion: Unique friendship of Gabriel Garcia Marquez with revolutionary Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart was being treated for depression

Fidel Castro's eldest son commits suicide: Cuban media

The vote precedes another election early next year for provincial and national assembly deputies

Cuba holds municipal elections on road to Castro era's end

A roundup in the country's east snared dozens and derailed street protests planned to demand that political prisoners be freed

Cuba: Clampdown on dissidents after Castro's death

President Raul Castro placed a cedar box containing his brother's cremated remains in a niche in the rock at the Santa Ifigenia Cemetary

Fidel Castro interred in rock, closing last chapter of historic life

He was laid to rest near the mausoleum of 19th-century independence icon Jose Marti in Santiago de Cuba city

Cuba buries Castro, enters post-Fidel era

Sunday's funeral caps a week of tributes and mass rallies across the country

Cuba starts Castro burial, braces for post-Fidel era

The convoy carrying Castro's ashes journeyed across Cuba before arriving in Santiago de Cuba, the revolution's cradle

Castro's ashes arrive in Santiago de Cuba for burial

Cubans on the roadside chanted 'Fidel!' and waved small Cuban flags, displaying revolutionary zeal or nationalist pride for Castro

Cubans cheer Castro's ashes on last journey across island

Americans who came on a 'people-to-people' tour to learn more about Cuban music ended up listening to lectures from musicians

No music or rum for tourists after Castro's death

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