Political succession in Cuba

IN AUGUST 1986, PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO HAD HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY. HE HAD GOVERNED CUBA SINCE HIS VICTORY IN JANUARY 1959 AND HE SEEMED READY TO GOVERN IT STILL AT THE DAWN OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. ALTHOUGH HE HAS OCCASIONALLY BEEN REPORTED AS ILL, HIS HEALTH SEEMS NO WORSE THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED...

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Published in:Third world quarterly 1988-01, Vol.10 (1), p.229-236
Main Author: Dominguez, Jorge I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Committees
Communism
Communist parties
FIDEL CASTRO
Government bureaucracy
LEADERSHIP
Political parties
Political revolutions
Political succession
Politicians
POWER-DOMINANT GROUPINGS OF A SOCIETY
SUCCESSION (POLITICAL)
Third parties
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Summary:IN AUGUST 1986, PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO HAD HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY. HE HAD GOVERNED CUBA SINCE HIS VICTORY IN JANUARY 1959 AND HE SEEMED READY TO GOVERN IT STILL AT THE DAWN OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. ALTHOUGH HE HAS OCCASIONALLY BEEN REPORTED AS ILL, HIS HEALTH SEEMS NO WORSE THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED FOR A MAN OF HIS AGE. QUITE THE CONTRARY: IN 1986-7 HE DISPLAYED HEIGHTENED VIGOUR IN A WIDE-RANGING PERSONAL EFFORT TO INFUSE NEW ZEAL INTO CUBA'S REVOLUTIONARY CONSCIOUSNESS AND TO REVITALISE THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY. NONE THE LESS, IN THE MID-1980S HE HIMSELF RAISED BROAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS SUCCESSION AND, MORE GENERALLY, ABOUT THE CIRCULATION OF ELITES IN CUBA; THIS WAS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEADERSHIP TURMOIL IN THE MID- AND LATE 1980S.
ISSN:0143-6597
1360-2241
DOI:10.1080/01436598808420053