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| Former Cuban president Fidel Castro gestures during the final session of the 6th Cuban Communist Party Congress, on April 19, 2011 at the Convention Palace in Havana. (Adalberto Roque / AFP / Getty Images) |
Fidel Castro officially removed as head of Cuban Communist Party
The end of an otherwise extraordinary congress sees senior party stalwarts appointed to top posts and leaves the Politburo little changed.
April 20, 2011
By Tracy Wilkinson
Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Mexico City—
It became official Tuesday: Fidel Castro was formally removed from the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party for the first time since its formation nearly 50 years ago.
But despite expectations that the new party leadership would begin to usher in a younger generation, senior stalwarts were appointed to the top posts.
The moves came at the end of an extraordinary congress of the ruling party in which participants also endorsed a potentially far-reaching package of economic reforms.
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