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A look back at Cuba's Castro era
On April 19, the long awaited generational shift in Cuban politics will happen: none of the leaders of the Communist-ruled island’s next government are likely to be elderly former fighters from the 1959 leftist revolution.
A look back at Cuba's Castro era
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz died in Havana, Cuba on November 26, 2016. / Reuters
Abed AhmedAbed Ahmed
April 14, 2018

On April 19, after six decades, Cuba will witness the end of the Castro era. 

It will be a historic moment for a nation where much has gone unchanged since 1959. 

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TRT World's Ediz Tiyansan looks back at Fidel Castro and his leadership.

SOURCE:TRT World
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