A new era dawns for Cuba for the first time in almost 60 years Communist country’s leader is not called Castro.
Fidel Castro
![Raul Castro has been Cuba's head of state since 2008 [File: Jorge Beltran/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/4b975dfc2cad4a0484a98ee65e659994_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Raul Castro’s report card
For the first time in six decades, Cuba will be led by a person who does not carry the name Castro.
Cuba is about to get a new president, and it will not be a Castro after nearly 60 years of their...
![Aminah, born and raised in Cuba, converted to Islam many years ago. She is one of the few women on the island who wears a niqab. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/d6b4d5809010426b9ade8904565de3af_8.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
A diversity of religious communities populate the capital Havana.
![Cubans wave photos of Che Guevara to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his death in Santa Clara, Cuba. [Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1a61facc5eda44aa8d944b4b3ca1435d_8.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Artists, activists and Guevara’s descendants gather to commemorate the death of the revolutionary.
![Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was executed aged 39 after being captured by US-backed troops in Bolivia in 1967 [Keystone/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cf6e3c29265a4cf995e665be70ed9fed_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A look back at the life and legacy of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara.
A legendary friendship borne of youth and revolutionary zeal eventually succumbs to the strains of Cold War realpolitik.
![Flags flew at half-staff by Antonio Maceo Square, Santiago after the death of Fidel Castro [Ed Augustin/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/e28d70a2395e4b9b942de45a04f08fa8_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
‘The spectrum of human rights is wide. But what [the media] do is focus … on the bad parts and ignore the good stuff.’
![For the first time since 1959, Fidel has left Cuba to walk alone [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27b2799cb535418b85329ced5cfe70f4_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
After the leader’s death and before his entombment, a Cuban journalist travelled around the country to gauge the mood.
Elderly Cubans who lived through the revolution share their memories of Fidel Castro.
We analyse the competing narratives around Fidel Castro; plus, the UK’s new surveillance law, the ‘Snoopers’ Charter’.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
The Fidel Castro that I knew
What Castro really wanted was to ensure his death would serve as a tool to reignite the revolutionary fervour and commitment to socialism of the early days.
Cuban leader’s ashes interred in a private ceremony in the city of Santiago, ending nine days of mourning.
EXTERNAL LINK
Castro’s global legacy
From anti-colonial struggle to healthcare, how did Fidel Castro’s Cuba impact the world?