3 May 2012
Last updated at 14:54
Background
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Age of austerity
Cuba celebrates May Day but in scaled-down style
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Final farewell?
Fidel shares stage at Communist Party Congress
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A last hurrah?
Congress gives Cuba's leaders chance to revel in past glories
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'Perfect failure'
Invasion of Cuba 50 years ago still affects US-Cuban relations
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Cuban evolution
Guardians of Cuba's struggling system steer it towards market socialism
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Profile: Raul Castro
Younger Castro brother who has played central role since revolution
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Fidel: The world icon
Known by his frst name alone, he is instantly recognisable
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Fidel Castro: A life in pictures
Images from the life of Fidel Castro, the revolutionary who seized power and held it for nearly 50 years.

Q&A: Cuba's economic changes
Embargo at 50
Cuba begins overhaul of economy
Cuba plans to reduce state jobs
Water worries as drought hits Cuba
US policy towards Cuba 'a mistake'
Age of austerity
Final farewell?
A last hurrah?
'Perfect failure'
Cuban evolution
Profile: Raul Castro
Fidel: The world icon