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(FILE) Picture taken on July 14, 2017 of Cuban President Raul Castro (L) and First Vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel talking during the Permanent Working Committees of the National Assembly of the People's Power. 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 / JORGE BELTRAN / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Alexandre GROSBOIS (Photo credit should read JORGE BELTRAN/AFP via Getty Images)