Castro to quit, ending long era in Cuba

Updated April 17 2021 - 6:59am, first published 6:57am
Raul Castro says he will resign, ending an era of leadership by the Castro brothers on Cuba.
Raul Castro says he will resign, ending an era of leadership by the Castro brothers on Cuba.

Raul Castro says he is resigning as head of Cuba's Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by he and his brother Fidel Castro that began with the 1959 revolution.

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