Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died, Cuban state television announced late Friday. He ruled Cuba as a single-party state for almost 50 years before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008.
Fidel Castro: Through the Years
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Children carry framed images of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in a caravan tribute marking the 56th anniversary of the original street party that greeted a triumphant Castro and his rebel army, in Regla, Cuba, Jan. 8, 2015. Castro and his rebels arrived in Havana via caravan on the first week of January 1959, after toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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A picture of former Cuban President Fidel Castro is seen inside a post office in Havana, Dec. 11, 2015.
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Cuban Leader Fidel Castro, center, talks with a girl during a gala for his 90th birthday at the 'Karl Marx' theater in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.
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Cuban Leader Fidel Castro, center, attends a gala for his 90th birthday, Aug. 13, 2016, accompanied by Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, right, at the 'Karl Marx' theater in Havana, Cuba.