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Fidel Castro briefly reunited with Che Guevara: the Cuban leader's ashes make the journey to Santiago

Fidel Castro’s funeral cortege has resumed its journey to Santiago de Cuba, where the late Cuban leader will be laid to rest.

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Castro´s ashes in marathon procession to Revolution´s birthplace

Draped in the red, white and blue national flag, Fidel Castro’s ashes were borne through Havana on Wednesday (November 30), at the start of an island-crossing trek to his final resting place in easter

Belgium

Belgian beer and Cuban rumba join UNESCO heritage list

Belgian beer, Cuban rumba dancing and traditional New Year celebrations in several countries all make it onto UNESCO’s latest list of heritage worthy of…

Cuba

Cuba bids farewell to Castro as ashes are taken to final resting place

There were solemn scenes in Havana on Wednesday as a box containing the ashes of Fidel Castro – draped in the red, white and blue national flag – was placed on a trailer at the start of the revolution

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Cubans turn out in their thousands for Castro commemoration

Cuba’s political allies have joined tens of thousands of people in central Havana to honour the country’s late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

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Leftist Latin American allies honour Castro in Cuba

International friends and admirers of Fidel Castro were in Havana on Tuesday to pay their last respects to the leader of Cuba’s revolution.

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Flags fly at half-mast across Havana

Cuba honoured former leader Fidel Castro with troops at Havana’s Morro Castle fort firing 21 salvos of a cannon on Monday.

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Cubans queue to pay their respects to Fidel Castro

Tens of thousands of Cubans have queued to pay their respects to the former leader and father of the island nation’s revolution, Fidel Castro.

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Thousands gather in Havana's Revolution Square as Cuba bids farewell to Fidel Castro

A 21-gun salute echoed across the Havana, as thousands of Cubans started gathering in Revolution Square to bid farewell to Fidel Castro.

North Korea

Kim Jong Un expresses condolences over death of Fidel Castro

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has expressed his condolences over the death of Fidel Castro, in a letter to the revolutionary leader’s brother, Cuban President Raul…

Cuba

Cubans prepare for Castro homage

Preparations have begun across Cuba for citizens to pay homage to Fidel Castro, the former leader held in high-esteem by much of the island nations population.

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Cuba: Students express their grief

In Havana, dozens of students at Fidel Castro’s former university expressed their grief following the death of the Cuban revolutionary leader.

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Russia: Flowers for Castro

People laid flowers at the Cuban Embassy in Moscow in tribute to the memory of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who died aged 90 on 25 November.

Cuba

Mexican who helped Fidel Castro launch revolution 'lost for words' at his death

Antonio del Conde is the man who helped Fidel Castro set sail for revolution.

Cuba

Cuba mourns revolutionary leader Fidel Castro

Cuba has begun nine days of national mourning following the death of Fidel Castro on Friday night.

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Students grieve death of former Havana University alumnus Castro

As Cuba begins nine days of national mourning, students at the University of Havana, where Fidel Castro studied before becoming one of the world’s most notorious revolutionaries, vowed to maintain his

USA

Sorrow and celebration - mixed reactions to Castro death

One man’s tyrant is another’s freedom fighter the old adage goes, and the death of Fidel Castro has sparked as much celebration as it has sorrow in many of his former…

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Fidel Castro's death prompts mixed reactions in Europe

The death of Fidel Castro has prompted mixed reactions from around the world.

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Fidel Castro, a life in pictures

Fidel Castro, one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, has died. From his childhood to his final days, here is his life in pictures.

Cuba

The sun rises over Cuba after Fidel

Residents of Havana were just beginning to digest the news of the former leader's death with their morning coffee

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