6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba

Logo of the 6th Congress

The 6th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, the governing political party of Cuba, took place on April 16 – 19, 2011,[1] in Havana at the Palacio de las Convenciones.[2] The main focus of the congress was to introduce economic, social, and political reforms in order to modernize the country's socialist system. The Congress also elected Raúl Castro as First Secretary, the position vacant since Fidel Castro's stepping down in 2006.[3]

  1. ^ "Castro proposes term limits for Cuban leaders". CBC News. April 16, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cuban party congress to outline radical economic and leadership change", The Guardian, April 19, 2011
  3. ^ "Cuba's Fidel Castro says he quit 5 years ago". CBC News. March 22, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.

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