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Cuba's succession plan leaves room for more Castros

Editor's Insight: Raúl Castro remains boss of the Communist Party and armed forces, while his son runs the secret police.

Wed, 25 Apr 2018

After six decades of communist rule, Cuba will no longer have a Castro as the head of state.

But Raúl Castro, 86, will still be pulling the reins of power as head of the Communist Party and the armed forces.

He is the younger brother of Fidel, who stepped aside in 2006 due to illness and died

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