2006-07-31Fidel Castro temporarily hands over power to brother Raúl Castro, leading to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequeña Habana), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated.
2013-02-24 Raúl Castro is elected to a second term as the President of Cuba
2013-02-25 Cuban President Raúl Castro announces he will not seek another term in 2018
2014-01-02 Raúl Castro gives a speech commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and warns of "neo-liberal and neo-colonial thinking" entering the country
2015-04-11Barack Obama and Raúl Castro meet in Panama, the first meeting of US and Cuban heads of state since the Cuban Revolution
2018-04-19 Miguel Diaz-Canel is elected Cuba's new president, after former president Raúl Castro steps down
2021-04-16 Raúl Castro confirms he is resigning as Cuban Communist Party leader, ending his family's six decade leadership of Cuba
2021-04-19 Cuba's Communist party announces Miguel Díaz-Canel will replace Raúl Castro as party leader, after the latter steps down