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Fidel Castro’s Eldest Son Commits Suicide, Cuban Media Says Fidel Castro’s Eldest Son Commits Suicide, Cuban Media Says
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Fidel Angel Castro Díaz-Balart, a nuclear physicist who was the oldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, died on Thursday, Cuban state media reported. He was 68. MEXICO CITY — Fidel Angel Castro Díaz-Balart, a nuclear physicist who was the oldest son of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, died on Thursday, Cuban state media reported. He was 68.
Mr. Castro, who had been under treatment for a deep depression for several months, committed suicide, according to a report in Granma. He had been undergoing outpatient treatment after being hospitalized. Mr. Castro Díaz-Balart, who had been under treatment for a deep depression for several months, committed suicide, according to a report in the newspaper Granma. He had been undergoing outpatient treatment after being hospitalized.
Bearing a close resemblance to his father, Mr. Castro, known as Fidelito, was the only son of the president and his first wife, Mirta Díaz-Balart. At the time of his death, he was a science adviser to Cuba’s Council of States and vice president of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba. Bearing a close resemblance to his father, Mr. Castro Díaz-Balart, known as Fidelito, was the only son of the president and his first wife, Mirta Díaz-Balart.
According to the academy, Mr. Castro held a doctorate in physical sciences mathematics and sciences. At the time of his death, he was a science adviser to Cuba’s Council of States and vice president of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba.
According to the academy, Mr. Castro Díaz-Balart held a doctorate in physical sciences mathematics and sciences. He led Cuban delegations to conferences around the world, including to the March 2016 meeting of the American Physical Society, where he spoke on physics and physicists in Cuba.