Raul Castro

• Trump, Rubio float U.S. military intervention in Cuba after Castro charges

  Rubio said the Trump administration wants to resolve differences with Cuba peacefully, but is doubtful the U.S. can reach a diplomatic resolution with the current government.

  World

  May 21
  
• Raúl Castro, former Cuban president, indicted by U.S.

  Castro, 94, last appeared in public in Cuba earlier this month, and there is no evidence that he has since left the island or that the government would allow him to be extradited.

  U.S. News

  May 20
  
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• Cuba protest: 1 dead after clash with police

  Cuba has accused demonstrators of vandalizing houses, setting fires and damaging power lines.

  World

  Jul 13, 2021
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• Cuba blames U.S. for rare anti-government protests as Biden voices support for activists

  Protests have erupted in Cuba amid its worst economic crisis since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union, a surge in COVID-19 infections and more.

  World

  Jul 12, 2021
• Raul Castro says he’s resigning as leader of Cuba’s Communist Party

  Castro made the announcement Friday in a speech at the opening of the Eighth congress of the ruling party.

  Politics

  Apr 16, 2021
• Cuban leader Raul Castro slams ‘confrontational’ Trump administration

  Castro and his late, elder brother Fidel Castro led the rebel band that in 1959 overthrew a U.S.-backed dictator and installed a Communist-run country on the doorstep of the U.S.

  World

  Jan 1, 2019
• Cuba drafts new constitution to replace Cold War-era one, referendum set to confirm

  The new constitution opens the door for gay marriage, adds term limits on the presidency and introduces the role of a prime minister.

  World

  Dec 22, 2018
• Miguel Diaz-Canel replaces Raul Castro as Cuba president, launching new political era

  The National Assembly announced that Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez had been approved as the sole candidate for president.

  Politics

  Apr 19, 2018
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• Will Cuba’s new leader differ from the Castros and will the change affect relations with Canada?

  Cuban leader Raul Castro will officially step down Thursday, with Miguel Diaz-Canel seeming to be a lock to replace him.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2018
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• After 59 years, Cuba says goodbye to Castro-family leadership

  Miguel Diaz-Canel is set to become Cuba's next president, which will make him the island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution.

  World

  Apr 18, 2018