On Saturday November 26, the President of Cuba, Raul Castro informed the population that Fidel Castro died Friday 25, at 10:29 in La Havana at the age of 90.
The leader of Cuban revolution dominated his country ‘s political life for nearly 50 years, declaring his revolution a unique form of communism. His younger brother, President Raul Castro, declared nine days of official mourning on the island; Alcohol sales were suspended, flags flew at half-staff and shows and concerts were canceled.
A profound silence and a sense of general sorrow in La Havana contrasting celebrations on the streets of Miami’s Little Havana were three generations of Cubans took to the streets waving Cuban flags and setting off fireworks.
Fidel Castro, the hero of the long lasting Cuban revolution was considered by many a despot who suppressed human rights obliging thousands of Cuban to exile; about two million Cubans live in the US, nearly 70 percent of them in Florida. However, friends and foes agree that Fidel was an outstanding man.
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Photography by Alwaght
