Former Cuban president and leader of the Communist revelation, Fidel Castro has died aged 90, state TV has announced.
Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro died late Friday in Havana, his brother, President Raul Castro, announced on national television.
“The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening,” the president announced on national television. Fidel Castro was 90.
Fidel resigned his position as president in 2006 after an intestinal illness nearly killed him.
He ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008.
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