Life In Pics: Fidel Castro, A Communist Idol Who Defied The US
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts to topple him, died on Friday. He was 90.
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Fidel Castro had close association with the Nehru-Gandhi family. The former Cuban President had "sisterly" ties with former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In the picture, he is seen giving a bear hug to Indira during the Non-Aligned Summit in New Delhi in 1983.
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Cuban Former President Fidel Castro applauding during the closing ceremony of VII Congress of Cuban Communist Party (PCC) at Convention. Castro had been in poor health since an intestinal ailment nearly killed him in 2006 and he formally ceded power to his younger brother Raul Castro two years later. (AFP)
.jpg "This file photo taken on January 21, 1998 shows Pope John Paul II greeted by Cuban President Fidel Castro at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana just prior to their private talks. (AFP)")
