Further Reading on Fidel’s Resignation

Following the headline news that Fidel Castro has announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander in chief of Cuba’s military, it’s time for a roundup: The Miami Herald comments on “Cuba’s first real change in power since 1959“; the Guardian reminds readers that, “[w]ith the exception of monarchs, his resignation will bring to an end the world’s longest reign in power“; the Washington Post takes a look at Castro’s five decades in power through a slideshow of photographs; National Review warns that “The Regime Remains“; and Granma, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, reprints in full the “Message from the Commander in Chief.”