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
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)
In June 1947, Castro invaded the Dominican Republic and overthrow the right-wing military junta of Rafael Trujillo, a U.S. ally
