Raúl Castro turns 95 as Cuba celebrates enigmatic figure
Images of Raul Castro, Che Guevara and Jose Marti decorate a wall in a souvenir shop in Havana, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)g
Raúl Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world.
His name and face became synonymous with the 1959 revolution led by his brother, Fidel Castro. Decades after the triumphant revolution, Fidel Castro stepped down, and Raúl Castro served as Cuba's president for 12 years.
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