(CNN) Cubans will celebrate Fidel Castro's life at mass gatherings this week as the Caribbean country highlights the path Castro took during the revolution he embodied six decades ago. "They have been knocking and calling and asking if it is true," said Angel Daniel Castro, a nephew of Fidel Castro's. This was the scene on the streets of Miami after Fidel Castro's death was announced https://t.co/iEmf4bCiMC pic.twitter.com/H1iivfbkDF — CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2016Castro's long reignCastro reigned with an iron hand for nearly five decades, defying a US economic embargo intended to dislodge him. But Fidel Castro lived long enough to see a historic thaw between Cuba and the United States. Lamento el fallecimiento de Fidel Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución cubana y referente emblemático del siglo XX.

Source: CNN November 27, 2016 16:56 UTC