Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's president
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Images of Raul and Fidel Castro adorn the wall of a building that houses an art installation on the Cuban Revolution, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)FILE - Former Cuban President Raul Castro looks at the Cuban flag during his speech at the event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution in Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, File)Jose Miguel Hernandez, 14, right, wears handcuffs to represent freedom for political prisoners and a call to put former Cuban President Raul Castro in jail, while his mother Catalina Vasquez waves a flag depicting Cuban political prisoners atop a mountain overlooking prisons below, hours after federal prosecutors announced charges against Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Agustin Acosta holds a placard protesting former Cuban President Raul Castro as a handful of Cubans turned out to wave flags and hold signs hours after federal prosecutors announced charges against Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Images of Raul and Fidel Castro adorn the wall of a building that houses an art installation on the Cuban Revolution, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)