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| Fidel Castro dies: World reacts to death of Cuba's former Communist leader and revolutionary - live | |
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| Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader and revolutionary, has died aged 90. Here are the latest updates: | |
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| Raul Castro, the incumbent Cuban President, announced his brother's death on state television late on Friday night. | Raul Castro, the incumbent Cuban President, announced his brother's death on state television late on Friday night. |
| In his address the elderly leader said Mr Castro died at 10.29pm and will be cremated on Saturday before a period of national mourning is observed. | In his address the elderly leader said Mr Castro died at 10.29pm and will be cremated on Saturday before a period of national mourning is observed. |
| He ended the announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: “Toward victory, always!” | He ended the announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: “Toward victory, always!” |
| Mr Castro stepped aside 10 years ago after suffering a severe gastrointestinal illness, and before his 90th birthday in August he told supporters he expected to die soon. | Mr Castro stepped aside 10 years ago after suffering a severe gastrointestinal illness, and before his 90th birthday in August he told supporters he expected to die soon. |
| There was widespread speculation about the leader's health after he vanished from sight for four years in the 2000s and made increasingly infrequent appearances after a surprise burst of activity in 2010. | There was widespread speculation about the leader's health after he vanished from sight for four years in the 2000s and made increasingly infrequent appearances after a surprise burst of activity in 2010. |
| He led a guerrilla coup in 1959 to overthrow the regime of the US-backed former Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, and remained hostile to Washington throughout his life. | He led a guerrilla coup in 1959 to overthrow the regime of the US-backed former Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, and remained hostile to Washington throughout his life. |
| As US President Barack Obama moved to heal relations with Havana, Mr Castro responded: “We don't need the empire to give us anything.” | As US President Barack Obama moved to heal relations with Havana, Mr Castro responded: “We don't need the empire to give us anything.” |
| His last appearance in public was at an event to mark his birthday with a gala celebrating key moments in his life, including repelling the US-backed attempt to invade in the Bay of Pigs in 1961. | His last appearance in public was at an event to mark his birthday with a gala celebrating key moments in his life, including repelling the US-backed attempt to invade in the Bay of Pigs in 1961. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |