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Cuba's Fidel Castro dies aged 90

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Cuba's former president and leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, has died aged 90, his brother Raul Castro announced on Cuban TV. One of the world's best known political figures, Fidel Castro was also one of the longest-serving country leaders of the 20th century. He ruled Cuba for almost 50 years before Raul Castro took over in 2008.



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