Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro was a Cuban communist revolutionary, politician and leader of Cuba. He was prime minister from 1959 to 1976, and then served as president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008. Castro was a controversial figure and seen by many as a dictator. He was the longest-serving non-royal head of state in the 20th and 21st centuries, and died in 2016 at the age of 90.

Bay of Pigs, Cuba: CIA’s unlearned lesson in regime change
The looming end of the Castro era in Cuba coincides this week with the 57th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion – a failed attack by the CIA that greatly catalyzed the Castro approach to resisting American encroachment.
Apr 17, 2018 18:54
USA News
WATCH RT's last interview with late 'Fidelito' Castro, Fidel's eldest son
Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the eldest son of Cuban revolution icon Fidel, took his own life after a battle with depression. Watch "Fidelito" talk about the fate of revolutions and revolutionaries, in this 'Worlds Apart' interview.
Feb 2, 2018 04:16
World News
Fidel Castro's eldest son commits suicide
Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the son of Cuba's revolutionary icon Fidel Castro has committed suicide after a battle with depression, Cuban state-run media has reported.
Feb 2, 2018 01:30
World News
'Castro’s main legacy: Proving it’s possible to defy US hegemony'
Fidel Castro was able to create a society where all Cubans had access to healthcare, access to education, said Professor Joseph S. Tulchin; former director of the Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Nov 28, 2016 15:59
North Korea declares 3-day mourning for ‘close friend and comrade’ Fidel Castro
North Korea has declared a three-day mourning period for Fidel Castro, who died on Friday, state media reported, adding that the Cuban leader was the Korean people’s “close friend and comrade,” who devoted all his life to the prosperity of his country.
Nov 28, 2016 06:52
World News
'Castro's death & Trump's presidency: What does this mean for US-Cuba relations?'
US President-elect Donald Trump’s statement on Fidel Castro's death was probably the harshest, branding the Cuban leader “a brutal dictator who oppressed his people.” RT has asked political analysts what that could mean for future US-Cuba relations.
Nov 27, 2016 15:27