The Orphaned Island
Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuba' s president on Feb. 24. But will the revolution the older Castro brother took so long to build live on? FRANCE 24 looks at Cuba's eventful past and uncertain future.
Raul Castro named new president
Cuba's Raul Castro was nominated as president on Sunday, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro, who has retired after 49 years at the head of the communist state. Sophie Claudet reports on the reaction to his nomination in Miami.
Fidel Castro steps down
The Cuban leader told his citizens in a statement to the Communist Party's Granma newspaper that he will not return to power as the nation's head of state, a position he has held for 49 years since taking power in an armed revolution.
Castro's announcement timed deliberately?
Fidel Castro has hinted at possible retirement. Scroll down to read an analysis by Jeannette Habel, specialist on Cuba.
The Omnipresent Castro
Forty years in power, a country in fragile health and an uncertain future. Despite it all, Fidel Castro remains the undisputed master of Cuba.
Pour aller plus loin
- 29/04/2008 : Congress to chart Cuba's future in 2009
- 01/04/2008 : Cuba hosts first Biennial Caribbean Dance Festival
- 31/03/2008 : Government allows Cubans to stay in foreigner hotels
- 29/02/2008 : Cuba signs two human rights pacts
- 28/03/2008 : Castro allows Cubans to use mobile phones
- 24/02/2008 : Raul Castro named new president
- 14/01/2008 : Cuba in 20 Dates
- 29/03/2007 : Castro publishes first editorial since surgery
- 31/01/2007 : Ailing Castro appears on TV
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FRANCE 24 REPORT
Cubans wary of the country's future (Report: S. Claudet)
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ON THE FIELD - CUBA
19/02 Juan Jacamino reports from Havana
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ANALYSIS
Reed Brody, Human Rights Watch lawyer in Brussels
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Analysis
FRANCE 24's Robert Parsons on Castro's retirement
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Fidel Castro announced his retirement in an internet statement
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Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, August 2006.
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Photos
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STREETS OF CUBA
Before Fidel Castro was hospitalised.
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