Cuba's former dictator Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90.Fidel Castro, who led his native Cuba for nearly half a century and was the world's third longest-serving head of state.
With a shaking voice, his younger brother, Raul Castro, announced on state television that the Communist revolutionary died on Friday night.
World leaders have paid tributes to the revolutionary, who came to power in 1959 and survived an estimated 600 assassination attempts, with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev praising him for 'strengthening' his island nation.
Castro's death comes just months after the Communist revolutionary predicted that his time on earth was nearly up. Among the first world figures to pay tribute to Castro was former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who praised him for 'strengthening' his island nation.
Astate morning has been announced that commences immediately and ends December 4th.
Meanwhile residents of Little Havana in Miami ,USA have been celebrating on the streets since the news of Fidel Castro's death broke
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