For the first time since 1959, there will be no Castro in charge of Cuba.
Raul Castro announced he is retiring as head of the Communist Party.
The 89-year-old will be replaced by his protege, Miguel Diaz-Canel.
CGTN's Luis Chirino looks back at the life of Fidel Castro and the control the brothers had over the nation.
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