"On October 14, 2024, during a march in Havana against the Israeli occupation of Gaza, television cameras showed Alejandro Castro Espin for the first time in almost seven years. For many Cubans, it was like seeing a ghost. Castro Espin seemed to be in disguise. He wasn't wearing his classic military uniform, with the rank insignia of colonel emblazoned on the shoulders, but rather sunglasses, ordinary trousers, a black T-shirt, and a small Palestinian flag in his hand."
"Until that moment, people said he had been put on pajama plan, a Cuban euphemism used when a member of the Castro elite is removed from their posts and forced to stay at home something like a secret early retirement. Raul Castro's only son had been attributed contradictory responsibilities: first helping to bring about, and then helping to destroy, the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States."
Alejandro Castro Espin reemerged in public during an October 14, 2024 march in Havana against the Israeli occupation of Gaza, appearing without his military uniform and holding a small Palestinian flag. Prior to that, he had been placed on a 'pajama plan,' a euphemism for removal from posts and enforced confinement. He had roles tied to both advancing and undermining normalization between Cuba and the United States. His brief public sighting followed his sidelining after Raul Castro formally stepped aside in 2018. Recent events in Venezuela and U.S. measures to cut Cuba's fuel supplies have spurred rumors of renewed Cuba–U.S. dialogue, which the Cuban government denies.
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