Cuba: the rise and fall of the Castro regime

Cuba: the rise and fall of the Castro regime - They Castro family ruled Cuba for nearly six decades. Brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro were crucial figures during the 1953 revolution, which resulted in President Fulgencio Batista being removed from power.
For almost 60 years, the Castros led the country through historical events, including the Cold War. The recent election of Miguel Díaz-Canel puts an end to the Castro era, which has defined the country in so many ways.

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Dynamic duo - Fidel Castro and Ernesto 'Che' Guevara at a conference in Havana. The photo is undated.

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1960 - Fidel Castro and Malcolm X at Hotel Theresa in New York.

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1961 - Fidel Castro in a public trial over a failed attempt of invading the Bay of Pigs.

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1963 - Fidel Castro bats during a baseball inauguration game in Havana.

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1974 - Yasser Arafat, is welcomed by Fidel Castro during the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization's visit to Cuba.

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1975 - Castro smokes a cigar at a press conference during the visit of US Senator Charles McGovern in Havana.

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1979 - Fidel Castro addresses the audience at a United Nations conference in New York.

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1981 - Castro gives a speech in a theater in Odessa, which is currently part of the Ukrainian territory.

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1989 - Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl stand next to Mikhail Gorbachev, during the Soviet leader's visit to Cuba.

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2000 - Castro before a baseball game between Venezuela and Cuba.

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2000 - Vladimir Putin and Fidel Castro at the welcoming ceremony during the Russian President's visit to Cuba.

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2001 - Former South African President, Nelson Mandela, warmly welcomes Fidel Castro in Johannesburg.

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2003 - Fidel and Raul Castro look cheerful during a meeting in Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power.

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2002 - Former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, and Fidel Castro listen to the Cuban national anthem before a baseball game in Havana.

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2005 - Maradona interviews Fidel Castro for a TV show. They both entertained the crew by playing with a soccer ball.

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2006 - Former Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, visits Fidel Castro in hospital. Chavez was one of Castro's greatest allies.

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2006 - The former Cuban president at a Mercosur conference in Cordoba, Argentina.

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2007 - Raúl Castro, then leader of the Cuban armed forces, during the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the attack on the presidential palace during the Fulgencio Batista regime.

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2008 - In Caracas, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez gives Raul Castro a replica of Simón Bolívar's sword. A painting of the historical political leader can be seen in the background.

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2008 - Raúl Castro at a meeting in the Cuban National Assembly.

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2009 - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev helps Raúl Castro put on a jacket during his visit to Moscow.

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2010 - Raúl Castro talks to Elián González. The youngster became famous in 1999 after being found on a boat adrift off the coast of Florida. He was still a child at the time.

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2010 - Raúl Castro talks to Gerardo Hernandez, Ramón Labañino, and Antonio Guerrero in Havana. The three men were arrested in the United States after being accused of espionage.

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2011 - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro talks to his brother and then leader Raul during a Communist Party of Cuba conference.

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2015 - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and former Cuban President Raúl Castro greet each other during a conference in Caracas.

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2015 - Raúl Castro welcomes Pope Francis during his visit to Cuba.

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2016 - Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, greets former Cuban leader Raúl Castro on the second day of Obama's visit to Havana.

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2016 - Barack Obama and Raúl Castro wave after a joint press conference held in Havana, Cuba.

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2016 - The Obama family and Raul Castro watch a baseball game in Havana.

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2016 - Former Cuban President Raúl Castro greets Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, in Havana.

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2016 - Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro at the Cuban leader's 90th birthday party.

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2016 - Raúl Castro observes while Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos (left) greets FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri.

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2016 - Raúl Castro, then President of Cuba, salutes before the place where the ashes of his brother are kept.

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2017 - Raúl Castro bows down to the crowd during the anniversary of the 1953 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power.

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2017 - Raúl Castro smiles before speaking at the Cuban National Assembly.

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