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(FILE) Picture taken on June 1, 2017 showing Cuban President Raul Castro (L), speaking next to first vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) and Vice president Jose Ramon Machado Venturas (R) during a special session of the Cuban Parliament to discuss about economic policies. Cuba is preparing for the end of an era next week when Raul Castro steps down as president, ending his family's six-decade grip on power, and paving the way for a younger leader. But analysts say his replacement, expected to be 57-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel -- currently Cuba's first vice president -- won't quite be alone at the helm of the communist island. / AFP PHOTO / STR / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Alexandre GROSBOIS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)