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Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms his retirement

Move marks the first time in 62 years that Cuba will not have a leader that is named Castro.

Video Duration 25 minutes 15 seconds 25:15
Video Duration 25 minutes 15 seconds 25:15
From: Inside Story

Will a new president mean change for Cuba?

A new era dawns for Cuba for the first time in almost 60 years Communist country’s leader is not called Castro.

Published On 19 Apr 2018
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.

Video Duration 24 minutes 50 seconds 24:50
Video Duration 24 minutes 50 seconds 24:50
From: Inside Story

Is it the end of the Castro era?

Cuba is about to get a new president, and it will not be a Castro after nearly 60 years of their leadership.

Published On 11 Mar 2018
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
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]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
Fidel Babani is a historian in the Beth Shalom synagogue in Havana. In recent years, even Fidel Castro joined in the Jewish community’s celebrations. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
One of the fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church recites his prayers. The community of this church has grown in recent years. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
The Beth Shalom synagogue, located in the centre of the Cuban capital, was built in 1952. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
As a symbolic monument to the Cuban-Russian friendship, the Russian Orthodox Church Nuestra Senora de Kazan was inaugurated in 2008. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
The Greek Orthodox Church of Cuba is located near the boardwalk of Havana. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
The Abdallah Mosque was inaugurated in July 2015, and Muslims in Havana have access to Spanish editions of the Quran. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
Yacob is the spiritual guide of the only Orthodox synagogue in Cuba, Adath Israel. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
A liturgy is performed in the Greek Orthodox Church in Havana. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
The Muslim community is growing in Cuba, with about 9,000 Muslims on the island today. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
Yacob of Adath Israel reads the Torah. Daily religious services are held here. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
Michel, who was ordained as a Zen monk, is in charge of the Zen dojo in the centre of Havana. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
Yacob’s wife works in the office in Adath Israel. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
This man, who converted to Islam several years ago, shows his collection of stamps of Che Guevara. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN CUBA
A security guard keeps watch in the area of the Abdallah Mosque 24 hours a day. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
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CHE GUEVARA
Cubans wave photos of Che Guevara to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his death in Santa Clara, Cuba. [Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images]
CHE GUEVARA
People place photos of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and offerings of cigars and cigarettes at his memorial in Vallegrande, Bolivia on the 50th anniversary of his execution. [Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images]
CHE GUEVARA
Susana Osinaga Robles, a nurse who washed Che's corpse 50 years ago, in the laundry room where his body was displayed. [David Mercado/Reuters]
CHE GUEVARA
A street sweeper pauses her work to look at posters of Che Guevara on a wall in Vallegrande, Bolivia, on the 50th anniversary of his execution. [Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images]
CHE GUEVARA
Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera commemorate the death of Che Guevara 50 years after his execution [David Mercado/Reuters]
CHE GUEVARA
Aymara women attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Che Guevara's death in Vallegrande, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [David Mercado/Reuters]
CHE GUEVARA
People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's death in Vallegrande, Bolivia. [Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images]
CHE GUEVARA
A woman sits in the schoolroom in La Higuera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia where Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was executed [David Mercado/Reuters]
CHE GUEVARA
Cuba's President Raul Castro salutes military officers before an event paying tribute to Cuban Revolution hero Ernesto 'Che' Guevara on the 50th anniversary of his death. [Desmond Boylan/AP Photo]
CHE GUEVARA
Chilean supporters pose on a statue of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara during an event to commemorate the anniversary of his death in La Higuera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [David Mercado/Reuters]
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Che Guevara 50 years on: His life and legacy

A look back at the life and legacy of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara.

Video Duration 47 minutes 30 seconds 47:30
Video Duration 47 minutes 30 seconds 47:30

Che Guevara and Fidel Castro: Revolutionary Friends

A legendary friendship borne of youth and revolutionary zeal eventually succumbs to the strains of Cold War realpolitik.

Published On 7 Aug 2017

Cuban human rights and the hypocrisy of the media

‘The spectrum of human rights is wide. But what [the media] do is focus … on the bad parts and ignore the good stuff.’

A journey through Fidel Castro’s Cuba

After the leader’s death and before his entombment, a Cuban journalist travelled around the country to gauge the mood.