The vote comes as Cuba struggles with an economic crisis that has pushed hundreds of thousands out of the country.
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![Investors, analysts and Cuban citizens will all be watching this weekend's congress closely — and seeing how many more of the country's so-called 'historic generation' actually depart, as Raul Castro (centre) has. That, experts say, will be crucial to knowing whether economic change is actually in the cards or whether business will continue as usual [File: Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AP19355685980477.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Decades after his brother overthrew Cuba’s US-backed leader, Raul Castro slams Washington for return to confrontation.
Miguel Diaz-Canel’s election marks first time in nearly six decades the Communist country will not be led by a Castro.
A new era dawns for Cuba for the first time in almost 60 years Communist country’s leader is not called Castro.
It will be the first time in nearly six decades that the island country will not be led by a Castro.
It will be the first time in nearly six decades that the island country will not be led by a Castro.
For the first time in six decades, Cuba will be led by a person who does not carry the name Castro.
Little known about 57-year-old’s plans to tackle challenges facing Communist country, including its struggling economy.
Eight million Cubans expected to ratify 605 candidates in a vote for the first president who isn’t a Castro in 60 years.
Cuba is about to get a new president, and it will not be a Castro after nearly 60 years of their leadership.
Artists, activists and Guevara’s descendants gather to commemorate the death of the revolutionary.
