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| Fidel Castro's ashes buried in Santiago de Cuba | Fidel Castro's ashes buried in Santiago de Cuba |
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| Fidel Castro's ashes have been laid to rest in the Cuban city of Santiago, nine days after his death at 90. | |
| Crowds lined the streets to see the cortege heading to the Santa Ifigenia cemetery for a private ceremony. | Crowds lined the streets to see the cortege heading to the Santa Ifigenia cemetery for a private ceremony. |
| "There were no speeches. It was very simple," France's representative, Environment Minister Segolene Royal, said afterwards. | |
| On Saturday Fidel's brother, Cuban President Raul Castro, promised "to defend the fatherland and socialism". | On Saturday Fidel's brother, Cuban President Raul Castro, promised "to defend the fatherland and socialism". |
| In a family ceremony, Fidel Castro's ashes were interred next to those of the 19th Century Cuban independence hero, Jose Marti. | In a family ceremony, Fidel Castro's ashes were interred next to those of the 19th Century Cuban independence hero, Jose Marti. |
| Santiago is known as the birthplace of the Cuban Revolution. | Santiago is known as the birthplace of the Cuban Revolution. |
| The funeral brings an end to nine days of national mourning across Cuba. | The funeral brings an end to nine days of national mourning across Cuba. |
| His remains arrived in Saturday in Santiago after a four-day journey from the capital, Havana. | His remains arrived in Saturday in Santiago after a four-day journey from the capital, Havana. |
| "All of us who love Fidel, who is a father to us. He cleared a path for us and the people will follow him," Tania Maria Jimenez told Reuters news agency. | "All of us who love Fidel, who is a father to us. He cleared a path for us and the people will follow him," Tania Maria Jimenez told Reuters news agency. |
| Fidel Castro was part of the small group of revolutionaries who launched an attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago on 26 July 1953. | Fidel Castro was part of the small group of revolutionaries who launched an attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago on 26 July 1953. |
| The attacked failed, but it was considered the first act of the revolution that would depose the US-backed government of Fulgencio Batista on 1 January 1959. | The attacked failed, but it was considered the first act of the revolution that would depose the US-backed government of Fulgencio Batista on 1 January 1959. |
| Opinion on Fidel Castro, who ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century, remains divided. | Opinion on Fidel Castro, who ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century, remains divided. |
| Supporters say he returned Cuba to the people and praise him for some of his social programmes, such as public health and education. | Supporters say he returned Cuba to the people and praise him for some of his social programmes, such as public health and education. |
| But critics call him a dictator, who led a government that repressed opposition and dissent. | But critics call him a dictator, who led a government that repressed opposition and dissent. |
| Raul Castro took over when his brother's health deteriorated in 2006. | Raul Castro took over when his brother's health deteriorated in 2006. |
| He has announced that Cuba will ban naming any monuments or roads after Fidel Castro, at the request of the late leader who "strongly opposed any manifestation of cult of personality". | He has announced that Cuba will ban naming any monuments or roads after Fidel Castro, at the request of the late leader who "strongly opposed any manifestation of cult of personality". |