Photos: Cuba marks Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday
Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday and his legacy continues to overshadow the island.
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Cuba has a new leader and it’s not a Castro
Miguel Díaz-Canel becomes head of Communist Party, and retains title of president.
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From: Inside Story
A new era in Cuba?
After six decades, Cuba will not have a Castro in an official position of command.
Published On 17 Apr 2021
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.
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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.
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
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]
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]
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]
The Beth Shalom synagogue, located in the centre of the Cuban capital, was built in 1952. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
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]
The Greek Orthodox Church of Cuba is located near the boardwalk of Havana. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
The Abdallah Mosque was inaugurated in July 2015, and Muslims in Havana have access to Spanish editions of the Quran. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
Yacob is the spiritual guide of the only Orthodox synagogue in Cuba, Adath Israel. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
A liturgy is performed in the Greek Orthodox Church in Havana. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
The Muslim community is growing in Cuba, with about 9,000 Muslims on the island today. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
Yacob of Adath Israel reads the Torah. Daily religious services are held here. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
Michel, who was ordained as a Zen monk, is in charge of the Zen dojo in the centre of Havana. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
Yacob’s wife works in the office in Adath Israel. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
This man, who converted to Islam several years ago, shows his collection of stamps of Che Guevara. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
A security guard keeps watch in the area of the Abdallah Mosque 24 hours a day. [Ura Iturralde/Al Jazeera]
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Cubans wave photos of Che Guevara to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his death in Santa Clara, Cuba. [Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images]
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]
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]
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]
Bolivian President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera commemorate the death of Che Guevara 50 years after his execution [David Mercado/Reuters]
Aymara women attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Che Guevara's death in Vallegrande, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [David Mercado/Reuters]
People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's death in Vallegrande, Bolivia. [Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images]
A woman sits in the schoolroom in La Higuera, Santa Cruz, Bolivia where Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was executed [David Mercado/Reuters]
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]
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.
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
