Editor’s note: At about the time Fidel Castro relinquished the Cuban presidency to his brother Raúl in 2008, the late Ted Sorensen—advisor to President John F. Kennedy and the author of some ...

Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule of Cuba, has died at age 90. With ...

Fidel Castro 1926-2016 47 photos. ... "I'll be 90 years old soon," Castro said in his most extensive public appearance in years. "Soon I'll be like all the others.

Raúl Castro, who succeeded his older brother as president of Cuba in 2008, announced Fidel's death "with profound pain" on Cuban television early Saturday. "Ever onward to victory," he said of ...

Raul Castro's longtime confidante Jose Ramon Machado Ventura will be No. 2 in the leadership, ... Though Fidel Castro Has Stepped Aside, Cuba's Old Guard Remains In Charge.

Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro turns 86 on Monday, out of sight, but not out of mind as Cubans wonder about his future and theirs at a time of change in one of world's last communist countries.

— -- With the death of Fidel Castro, the father of the Cuban revolution, many questions hang over the future of Cuba.President Raul Castro, Fidel's 85-year-old brother, has been leading the ...

MIAMI — Fidel Castro didn't meet with President Obama during his visit to the island last week, but the retired Cuban leader responded Monday with a long, testy letter that concluded: "We don't ...

Fidel Castro, who has complained of a “shattered knee” and weak eyesight, says he has difficulty climbing stairs. The 86-year-old made the comments on 3 February as he voted in national ...

Juanita Castro, the sister of Fidel Castro, ... The 83-year-old was very clear that while she is grieving her brother’s death, she does not agree with the way he governed Cuba.