Crowds Gather In South Florida In Wake Of Fidel Castro's Death
A large number of people have gathered outside Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana as news of the death of Fidel Castro spreads.
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A large number of people have gathered outside Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana as news of the death of Fidel Castro spreads.
For decades Raul Castro worked in the shadows, eclipsed by his charismatic and ruthless older brother, Fidel. But in those shadows Raul helped shape and run the Cuba that Fidel built.
To understand how Fidel Castro became the man that he did, it helps to look back on his childhood.
Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro will be buried on December 4th, according to the Cuban government.
Much like the people of Cuba, Fidel Castro's own children range from worshipping him to wanting nothing to do with him. His family also stretches all the way to the halls of the United States Congress.
A look at the birth of the Cuban Revolution in the wake of Fidel Castro's death at the age of 90.
Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado took the streets early Saturday morning along with hundreds of other Cuban Americans to celebrate the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
"Raul is still in power and the people of Cuba are still not free." Those are just some of the words of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez as he spoke to CBS4 News early Saturday morning upon learning of the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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