Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba

By Associated Press

Apr 17, 2021 10:50 am

HAVANA: Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel and the country’s 1959 revolution.

END OF AN ERA Raul Castro, first secretary of the Communist Party and former president (center), attends the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba's opening session, at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, on April 16, 2021. AP

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