Pacific Standard July-August 2013 Cover

Waiting in the Wings

INFOGRAPHIC: The loyal leaders who could be the next to rule Cuba


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Both Raúl and Fidel Castro have looked beyond their graves. Over the past five years, the senior level in every segment of the Cuban government and armed forces has been purged of those viewed as insufficiently loyal to the revolution or the brothers; in their places are men—and a few women—who move, think, and breathe in lockstep with Raúl Castro and his inner circle of army generals.

You can read our full story on this here.

Here’s a brief guide to the potential successors (mouse over each person to learn their story):

About Ann Louise Bardach

Ann Louise Bardach has been covering Fidel Castro since taking an assignment to cover him for Vanity Fair in 1991. Based in Santa Barbara, California, Bardach also writes for the WSJ Magazine, Newsweek/The Daily Beast, and The New York Times.