Fidel Castro: key obituary facts
Is Fidel Castro dead? Yes. Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016, at age 90.
Cause of death: Fidel Castro's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Fidel Castro known for?
He was a Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016).
More about Fidel Castro
Born: 13 August 1926.
Place of birth: Birán.
Place of death: Havana.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician, lawyer, partisan, journalist, revolutionary, statesperson, film actor, jurist.
Nationality: Cuba.
Education: University of Havana, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School.
Awards: Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the October Revolution, Collar of the Order of the White Lion, Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Also known as: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz.
Fidel Castro, the Cuban politician who led Cuba from 1959 to 2011, died on November 25, 2016, aged 90.
Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz in Birán, he became one of the most prominent figures in modern Cuban history, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976, president from 1976 to 2008, and first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 to 2011. A law student at the University of Havana, Castro embraced Marxist-Leninist and nationalist ideas before emerging as a revolutionary leader.
Under his rule, Cuba was transformed into a one-party communist state, with industry and business nationalized and socialist reforms extended across society.