Former Cuba President Fidel Castro is dead.
Castro breathed his last on Friday November 25,2016 in a Cuban hospital.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was born in Birán on August 13, 1926.
Castro was born out of wedlock at his father’s farm .His father, Ángel Castro y Argiz, was a migrant to Cuba from Galicia, Northwest Spain.
The former Cuban leader, who was the longest serving president of the country, stepped down for his younger brother, Raul Castro, in 2016 after his health deteriorated.Raul took over the leadership of the country, which had frosty relationship with USA.Since then, Fidel has been on and off hospitals.
Over the past few months, Fidel has been in a Coma, prompting the country to bar individuals to visit him except close family members.He died while in his sleep on the night of 25th November,2016.