Fidel Castro Dead at 90November 25, 2016 - Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, his brother has said, according to the BBC. "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening (03:29 GMT Saturday)," President Raul Castro said. Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost 50 years before Raul took over in 2008. Ashen and grave, President Castro told the nation in an unexpected late night broadcast on state television that Fidel Castro had died and would be cremated on Saturday. Barring the occasional newspaper column, Fidel Castro had essentially been retired from political life for some time, the BBC's Will Grant in Havana reports.

Source: Ethiopian News November 26, 2016 06:55 UTC