Fidel Castro, former president of Cuba, has died aged 90.
The one-time revolutionary and long-time Communist leader of the Central American nation died at 10:29pm local time, according to Castro’s brother and current president Raul.
“Highlights” of his reign include egging on the Cuban Missile Crisis by allowing the USSR to park nukes a stone’s throw from US soil, and side-stepping the CIA’s fruitless assassination attempts like they took place in some kind of Cold War Roadrunner / Wile E Coyote episode.
Make no bloody mistake, the bloke wasn’t universally liked, as many Cubans saw their revolutionary fervor turn into outright rejection of the man.
The cultural influence of the States – combined with some fairly dismal conditions brought about by economic sanctions – also encouraged many Cubans to flee his reign during his considerable and debatable tenure.
Source: BBC.
Photo: Jose Goitia / Getty.
