Guerrilla revolutionary and communist idol, Fidel Castro was a holdout against history who turned tiny Cuba into a thorn in the paw of the mighty capitalist United States. Cuban President Fidel Castro listens to a speaker during the May Day parade in Havana's Revolution Square in this May 1, 2005 file photo. In this 1960 file photo, Cuba's revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara, centre, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, left, and Cuba's President Osvaldo Dorticos, right, attend a reception in an unknown location in Cuba. Cuban President Fidel Castro winks at a woman at the graduation of hundreds of Cuban art students at Havana's Sports City in this October 28, 2005 file photo. Read | From 1959 revolution to 5-decade rule: Life and times of Fidel Castro

Source: Hindustan Times November 26, 2016 07:00 UTC