Fidel Castro: in pictures
Following the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro aged 90, we look back at his life in pictures…
Published: November 28, 2016 at 1:06 PM
Born in 1926, Castro led the Cuban revolution during the 1950s. After ousting president Fulgencio Batista in 1959, he took control of the nation, introducing a one-party regime. Castro ruled Cuba for almost 50 years, and is perhaps best remembered for his confrontational relationship with the US, which culminated in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. He formally stepped down from his presidency in 2008. He died in November 2016 at the age of 90.
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