Since 2018, Miguel Díaz-Canel has been President of the Republic. Fidel Castro, this revolutionary and Cuban statesman ruled Cuba for 49 years. For some, he is seen as an icon while others see him as a man who established an authoritarian regime. Nowadays, he is considered mainly as a dictator by historians. From February 24, 2008 to April 19, 2018, Raúl Castro, officially succeeds his brother Fidel Castro. Surprisingly, Raúl Castro had already convinced Fidel to bet on tourism in order to avoid an economic crisis and the end of the regime. The number of tourists has increased from 400,000 to 4 million in 25 years.