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| Fidel Castro's eldest son kills himself, Cuban state media reports | |
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| Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, a nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union, had been treated for depression | |
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| Fri 2 Feb 2018 03.34 GMT | Fri 2 Feb 2018 03.34 GMT |
| Last modified on Fri 2 Feb 2018 09.14 GMT | |
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| Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the son of the late Cuban revolutionary president Fidel Castro, killed himself on Thursday after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media has reported. | Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the son of the late Cuban revolutionary president Fidel Castro, killed himself on Thursday after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media has reported. |
| “Diaz-Balart, who had been attended by a group of doctors for several months due to a state of profound depression, killed himself this morning,” the Cubadebate website said. | “Diaz-Balart, who had been attended by a group of doctors for several months due to a state of profound depression, killed himself this morning,” the Cubadebate website said. |
| Castro Junior, 68, also known as “Fidelito” because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalised for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital. | Castro Junior, 68, also known as “Fidelito” because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalised for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital. |
| Castro Diaz-Balart’s mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba’s aristocracy whom Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power. | Castro Diaz-Balart’s mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba’s aristocracy whom Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power. |
| A nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union, Diaz-Balart had been working as a scientific counsellor to the Cuban council of state, as well as vice-president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, at the time of his death. | A nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union, Diaz-Balart had been working as a scientific counsellor to the Cuban council of state, as well as vice-president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, at the time of his death. |
| His father, who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States during the cold war, died on 26 November 2016 aged 90. | His father, who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States during the cold war, died on 26 November 2016 aged 90. |
| • In the UK the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National SuicidePrevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org | • In the UK the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National SuicidePrevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Other international suicide helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org |
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