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| Cuba: Fidel Castro's son 'takes own life' | Cuba: Fidel Castro's son 'takes own life' |
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| The 68-year-old son of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro has killed himself in Havana, according to Cuban state media. | |
| Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression. | Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression. |
| The first-born son of the late president was nicknamed "Fidelito", or Little Fidel, because of the family resemblance. | The first-born son of the late president was nicknamed "Fidelito", or Little Fidel, because of the family resemblance. |
| He was a nuclear physicist, trained by the former Soviet Union. | He was a nuclear physicist, trained by the former Soviet Union. |
| "Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported. | "Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported. |
| State television said he had been receiving medical treatment as an outpatient in recent months, following a hospital stay. | State television said he had been receiving medical treatment as an outpatient in recent months, following a hospital stay. |
| At the time of his death, he was a scientific adviser for the Cuban Council of State and he served as vice president of Cuba's Academy of Sciences. | At the time of his death, he was a scientific adviser for the Cuban Council of State and he served as vice president of Cuba's Academy of Sciences. |
| He headed the island's nuclear programme from 1980 to 1992, before it was suspended after the Soviet Union's collapse. | He headed the island's nuclear programme from 1980 to 1992, before it was suspended after the Soviet Union's collapse. |
| Castro Díaz-Balart was born during his father's brief first marriage to Mirta Díaz-Balart, the daughter of a prominent pre-revolution politician. | Castro Díaz-Balart was born during his father's brief first marriage to Mirta Díaz-Balart, the daughter of a prominent pre-revolution politician. |
| His maternal family went on to become prominent figures in the anti-Castro community in Florida. His cousin Mario Díaz-Balart is a US congressman. | His maternal family went on to become prominent figures in the anti-Castro community in Florida. His cousin Mario Díaz-Balart is a US congressman. |
| The television announcement said his funeral would be planned by his family, but no further details were given. | The television announcement said his funeral would be planned by his family, but no further details were given. |
| His father, Fidel Castro, a revolutionary figure and one of the world's longest serving political leaders, died aged 90 in 2016. | His father, Fidel Castro, a revolutionary figure and one of the world's longest serving political leaders, died aged 90 in 2016. |