The Cuban Communist Party has elected Miguel Diaz-Canel to the country’s most powerful position, party first secretary, marking the end of brothers Fidel and Raul Castro’s 62 year rule over the country. Diaz-Canel was appointed president in 2018 and was Raul Castro’s first pick for the position, meaning it is highly unlikely the leadership change will mark a move away from Cuba’s one-party communist system. Fidel and Raul Castro came to power when they overthrew the US-backed government in a 1959 revolution and Cuba has since become an international pariah state, suffering due to Western sanctions and domestic mismanagement.