Former Cuban President Fidel Castro passes away at 90

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 26 Nov 2016 12:24 PM (IST)

New Delhi: Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died, his brother, President Raul Castro announced late Friday on state television.

Fidel, was 90-years-old when he passed away

Fidel Castro, was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008

FILE - In this March 14, 1957 file photo, Fidel Castro, the young anti-Batista guerrilla leader, center, is seen with his brother Raul Castro, left, and Camilo Cienfuegos, right, while operating in the Mountains of Eastern Cuba. (AP Photo/Andrew St. George, File)

Castro was politically a Marxist–Leninist. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 till 2011

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 1979 file photo, Cuban President, Fidel Castro, points during his lengthy speech before the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. Cuban President Raul Castro has announced the death of his brother Fidel Castro at age 90 on Cuban state media on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Under his administration Cuba became a one-party communist state. The industry and business in Cuba were nationalised, and several state socialist reforms were implemented throughout

FILE - In this April 19, 2011 file photo, Fidel Castro, left, raises his brother's hand, Cuba's President Raul Castro, center, as they sing the anthem of international socialism during the 6th Communist Party Congress in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)