Ha muerto fidel castro biography
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Havana/Cuban leader Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, his brother, President Raul Castro said today in a speech on Cuban state television.
“With profound pain I appear to inform our people, the friends of our America and of the world, that today, 25 November , at PM, the commander-in-chief of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, died,” said Raul Castro, visibly moved.
The president added that the remains of the historic leader of the Revolution would be cremated according to his “expressed will” and that in the coming hours he would offer the people “detailed information on the organization of posthumous homage to pay tribute to him.”
The last images of Fidel Castro are from 15 November, when he received at his residence the president of Vietnam, Tran Dai Quang; and the gods time he was seen at a public event was August 13th, on his 90th birthday at an event at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana.
On that occasion Castro appeared fragile, dressed in a vit track suit a
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Fidel Castro
Leader of Cuba from to
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz[a] (KASS-troh;[1]Latin American Spanish:[fiˈðelaleˈxandɾoˈkastɾoˈrus]; 13 August – 25 November ) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from to , serving as the prime minister of Cuba from to and president from to Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from until Under his administration, Cuba became a one-partycommunist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.
Born in Birán, the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Castro adopted leftist and anti-imperialist ideas while studying law at the University of Havana. After participating in rebellions against right-wing governments
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Death and state funeral of Fidel Castro
Details on the death and funeral of Fidel Castro
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| Death date | 25&#;November ; 8 years ago&#;() at (UTC−) |
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| Cremation date | 26 November |
| Interment date | 4 December |
Former first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Council of State, Fidel Castro died of natural causes in his sleep at (CST) on the evening of 25 November , at the age of His brother, Raúl Castro, who was president of the Council of State at the time, announced Fidel's death on state television.[1] One of the most controversial political leaders of his era, Castro both inspired and dismayed people across the world during his lifetime. The London Observer stated that the only thing that his "enemies and admirers" agreed upon was that he was "a towering figure" in world affairs who "transformed a small Caribbean island into a major force in world affairs".[4]The Daily Telegraph noted that across th