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posted by takyon on Saturday November 26 2016, @12:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the west-triumphs dept.

Fidel Castro's death has been announced by Cuban state television:

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news on state television.

Castro toppled the government in 1959, introducing a Communist revolution. He defied the US for decades, surviving many assassination plots. His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people. Critics saw him as a dictator.

Ashen and grave, President Castro told the nation in an unexpected late night broadcast on state television that Fidel Castro had died and would be cremated later on Saturday. "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening (03:29 GMT Saturday)," he said. "Towards victory, always!" he added, using a revolutionary slogan. A period of official mourning has been declared on the island until 4 December, when his ashes will be laid to rest in the south-eastern city of Santiago.

Also at Bloomberg (world leaders react), Washington Post, NYT, The Guardian, CNN, NPR, WSJ, PBS, and Reuters. Editorials at the Miami Herald and Daily Beast.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 26 2016, @04:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 26 2016, @04:03PM (#433263)

    If a passenger shows up with a gun and demands that the plane be re-routed to Havana so he can meet Castro, he can be told, "Castro is dead, sir. Please have a seat in the passenger cabin, and fasten your seatbelt."

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 27 2016, @08:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 27 2016, @08:48PM (#433757)

    What? Raul Castro is also dead now?