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Cuba Without A Castro: The Island's Old Guard Exits The Stage

A generation of Cuban revolutionaries who seized power six decades ago is set to exit the stage, with Raul Castro saying he will step down as head of the Cuban Communist Party.
Updated April 16, 2021 at 3:27 PM ET

A generation of Cuban revolutionaries who seized power more than six decades ago, directly challenging the U.S. and later pushing Washington and Moscow to the brink of nuclear war, is set to exit the stage.

At a party conference that started Friday 89-year-old Raul Castro, the brother of the late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, said he will step down as head of

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