Fidel Castro

The succession marks the end of six decades of rule by brothers Fidel and Raul Castro

Manuel Marrero Cruz named to post by legislative parliament after new constitutional amendment approved in April

New president elected to five-year term with 603 out of 604 possible votes in NA

The event was organised by the Pak-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group

Castro always said he did not want a cult of personality

Authorities have arrested dozens, keeping others from marching in Havana

Fidel was an international icon, a fiery apostle of revolution

The crowd chanted "long live the revolution!" and "Fidel! Fidel!"

Castro was perhaps the last of the Cold War warriors

The news of Castro's death drew strong -- and polarized -- reactions across the world

The last of the revolutionaries of that era have left us

Castro died Friday night aged 90 after defying the United States during a half-century of iron-fisted rule

Ties between communist China and Cuba warmed especially following the collapse of Soviet Russia

"Condemn me. It is of no importance. History will absolve me."

Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader died at the age of 90

Castro took power in a 1959 revolution and ruled Cuba for 49 years

Says private enterprise will evolve within defined limits

Castro's appearance comes a week after he penned a scathing editorial about Obama's recent historic visit to Cuba

Listening to words of US president could give anyone a heart attack, says the retired revolutionary