The Early Life Of Fidel Castro
To understand how Fidel Castro became the man that he did, it helps to look back on his childhood.
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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.
Fidel Castro grew up surrounded by siblings, some from his parents and some from his father's first marriage. And just like many other Cubans, some members of Castro's family fled after the revolution and settled in South Florida.
On November 25, 1999, it was Thanksgiving Day and a small Cuban boy named Elian Gonzalez was rescued at sea after losing his mother in a deadly journey across the Florida Straits.
Fidel Castro's revolution was fought in the mountains of eastern Cuba, and ended six years later when U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the island.
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Officials urged drivers to move over or slow down as crews worked to clear the scene.
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