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Apr 2021
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Is this the end of the Castro era in Cub...

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For the first time in six decades, Cuba is set to be governed without a Castro at the helm. Raul Castro, the brother of the late Fidel Castro, is expected to step down from his position as First Secretary of the Communist Party this weekend. However, the change comes in the middle of a devastating economic crisis and unprecedented anti-government protests.


In this episode: 

Lucia Newman (@lucianewman), Aljazeera English Latin American. Editor/Sr Correspondent

Rosa María Payá (@RosaMariaPaya), Human Rights Activist and Executive Director of Fundación para la Democracia Panamericana


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