April 19, Havana. The Castro brothers at the closure of the VI Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba: "Long live the revolution!" Perestroika began in Cuba. To restore the country's economy from the ruins, there will now be a private sector - such a decision was made at the VI Congress of Cuban Communists, which ended on April 19. The elderly commandant Fidel Castro finally went into the shadows, having left after the state and all party posts. His place was taken by brother Raul.