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Castro era in Cuba to end as Raul confirms he’s retiring

Cuba's President Raul Castro waves to the crowd during the May Day parade at Havana's Revolution Square May 1, 2008. [REUTERS/Sven Creutzmann/Pool]

Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.

In a speech opening the four-day event, Castro, 89, said the new leadership would be party loyalists with decades of experience working their way up the ranks and were "full of passion and anti-imperialist spirit."

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