Raúl Castro

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (Birán, Holguín, Cuba, June 3, 1931) is a Cuban military officer and politician, the younger brother and collaborator of Fidel Castro. He has been the president of the Council of State of Cuba and, therefore, the president of Cuba since February 24, 2008, although he held the position on an interim basis since July 31, 2006. He also holds the military rank of Army General. Since April 2011, he has been the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, succeeding his brother Fidel in this role.…









Cubans to the "young" Raúl Castro: "You don't even know what you're saying; any moment now you'll shout 'Homeland and Life.'"

Kevin Costner and the hypocrisy of Hollywood millionaires who praise the Cuban dictatorship

Raúl Castro: "I'm still young! Does anyone have any doubts?"

Díaz-Canel repeats his script of resistance in closing speech at veterans' assembly

A mother, a podium, and an uncomfortable question: Where is the revolution?

New adventures of the guanajo of the moment

Maraca, Pepitín, Fofi... the characters that make Leonardo Santiesteban an artist

A genius is on the loose: A portrait of Díaz-Canel depicts the Cuban leader as zombified

Díaz-Canel responds indignantly to Marco Rubio and blames the U.S. for the Cuban exodus

Díaz-Canel supports Mexico and rejects new tariffs from the U.S.

Raúl Castro reappears at the March of the Torches to bolster the unpopular Díaz-Canel

Unusual scenes left by Bastión 2024 in Cuba

Cuba News today, January 23, 2025: Strange finding in the Guantánamo River; Marrero challenges the U.S.; cause of the accident in Ciego de Ávila confirmed

Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel are preparing for war... But against whom?

Sandro Castro goes out partying during the Official Mourning for the tragedy in Holguín

Machado Ventura says he never worried about what he earned as a leader

The Cardinal of Havana was unaware of the Vatican's secret mediation to release Cuban prisoners

Raúl Castro sent his grandson and personal bodyguard to Nicolás Maduro's inauguration in Caracas

Cuba news today, January 3, 2025: Castro family celebrates lavishly; accident in Camagüey leaves dead and injured; violent attack in Santiago de Cuba alarms residents

With cigars and pork: This is how part of the Castro-Soto del Valle family in Cuba bid farewell to the year

Revealed: Cuban military accounts with millions of dollars abroad

Jimmy Carter and his lesson in democracy to Fidel Castro in the historic speech delivered in Havana

Posters against Raúl Castro appear in Santiago de Cuba

The Cuban government lies: Analysis reveals the truth about the "great march."

Marrero Cruz attends the combat march in Havana on crutches

Raúl Castro leads the official march called by Díaz-Canel in Havana

What we know about the new economic measures and dollarization in Cuba

The government labels it "shameful" that Cuba has to import sugar

Cuban government acknowledges failure of the Mariel Special Development Zone

Raúl Castro's decisive move: He orders the Parliament to stand up and raise their fists

Raúl Castro increases his public appearances as the crisis in Cuba worsens

Raúl Castro awards Mijaín López the title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba

U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Havana defends the thaw with Cuba: "It was a success and remains valid."

Ten years later, the U.S. characterizes the thaw with Cuba as a "missed opportunity."

Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel meet with a Chinese military delegation amid tension over espionage bases in Cuba

Raúl Castro is seen with Díaz-Canel at a special school

Reasons for the Cuban government's silence regarding the overthrow of its ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria

The pro-government journalist Pedro Jorge Velázquez seems to be not only stubborn but also blind

Raúl Castro receives the State Councilor and Minister of Public Security of China

Supply of spare parts, specialized equipment, and technical support: Russian collaboration in the energy sector for Cuba

Pedro Martínez Pírez passes away: A journalist committed to the Cuban regime's official stance

indoctrination in Cuba: Díaz-Canel urges children to follow the ideology of the dictator Fidel Castro

Raúl Castro reappears to meet with a high-ranking Russian official

They report the death of a prisoner in the Cienfuegos prison after a beating

Mexican YouTuber explains poverty in Cuba using characters from the video game Minecraft

Raúl Castro reemerges to meet with high-ranking Chinese Communist official Li Shulei

Raúl Castro reappears at the funeral of General Espinosa Martín

Raúl Castro reappears amidst rumors about his health status

Brother of the victim of the downing of the planes from Brothers to the Rescue speaks out about the FAR pilot in the U.S.

Raúl Castro is absent during the visit of the president of Vietnam to Cuba

Five Cuban generals pass away in September... And what about the one with "a foot in the stirrup"?

False news about the alleged death of Raúl Castro goes viral

Public bus with the message "Long live Fidel and Raúl" causes outrage in Miami

Alleged photo of former Cuban chancellor Felipe Pérez Roque in Havana causes a stir on social media

Facundo takes Raúl Castro for a walk in Miami: "He thinks he's in the Soviet Union."

Raúl Castro calls Nicolás Maduro to congratulate him on the election results in Venezuela

The regime holds an event for July 26 in the early morning with guests in Sancti Spíritus

Who was Mirta Díaz-Balart, Fidel Castro's first wife and the aunt of Congress members Mario and Lincoln Díaz-Balart?

Raúl Castro sends flowers to the funeral of his ex-sister-in-law Mirta Díaz-Balart

Marrero Cruz on state enterprises: "We let them deteriorate in order to later justify their privatization."