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Former first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Council of State, Fidel Castro died of natural causes at 22:29 (CST) on the evening of 25 November 2016, at the age of 90. His brother, Raúl Castro, who was president of the Council of State at the time, announced Fidel's death on state television. [1]
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz [a] (/ ˈ k æ s t r oʊ / KASS-troh, [1] Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from ...
Nov 9, 2024 · Fidel Castro (born August 13, 1926, near Birán, Cuba—died November 25, 2016, Cuba) was the political leader of Cuba (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Castro became a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America.
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, has died at age 90.
Nov 9, 2009 · Castro died on November 25, 2016, at the age of 90. His death was announced on state television and later confirmed by his brother Raúl.
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, the cigar-chomping Cuban revolutionary leader and dictator who defied U.S. efforts to topple him for five decades, has died. He was 90. President Raul Castro announced his...
Nov 26, 2016 · Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied its efforts to topple him, has died at age 90.
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the US, has died aged 90. Raul Castro, Fidel’s brother and current president of Cuba, announced his...
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, Cuba’s larger-than-life former leader, has died aged 90, according to Cuba’s state-run television. The news was confirmed by his brother, current President Raul Castro, on...
Nov 26, 2016 · Fidel Castro, the fiery communist politician and Cuban revolutionary who led his country for almost half a century, has died, the Associated Press reported. His health had been deteriorating...