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FIDEL CASTRO, REVOLUTIONARY CUBAN WHO DEFIED U.S., DIES AT 90 NYT Now

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Brought Cold War to Western Hemisphere

By ANTHONY DEPALMA

• Mr. Castro bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war.
• He had held on to power longer than any other living national leader except Queen Elizabeth II of Britain.

• Leer en español: Fidel Castro, líder de la Revolución cubana y símbolo de la izquierda, muere a los 90 años

• Images From Castro’s Life

In Havana, Castro’s Death Lays Bare Generation Gap

By DAMIEN CAVE and HANNAH BERKELEY COHEN 4:00 PM ET

In hearing about Mr. Castro’s death, many older Cubans went into mourning, but younger people were generally indifferent.

Miami’s Cuban Exiles Cheer a Long-Awaited Day

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ 4:47 PM ET

The seemingly eternal vigil for the death of a man who had profoundly changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans was over — finally.

With One Castro Gone, What Will the Other Castro Do?

By VICTORIA BURNETT, RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and FRANCES ROBLES

Mr. Castro’s death comes at a time of great uncertainty for Cuba, and about how Raúl Castro will steer the country.

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Readers React »

“I'm not celebrating the death of a human being, I'm celebrating the end of an oppressive era in my native country. I hope real change will finally come to the island.”

— Yisel Cabrera, via Facebook

“A beacon of light not just for Latin Americans but for victims of apartheid around the globe.”

— Julia Garcia, via Facebook

“The only legacy that Fidel Castro left was the legacy of death, hunger, pain and absolute misery.”

— Lizandro Rubin, via Facebook

“Whether you like him or not, Mr. Castro, a leader of a small country, was one of the most influential and recognizable leaders in the world.”

— Title Holder, Florida

“Fidel may have passed on, but the ideal of liberation from the horrors of capitalism will never die. Working men and women of the world will have victory one day.”

— Joseph

“There's not much to say about Castro that hasn't been said. He was a 20th century dictator wrapped in vanity, ego, and intolerance of dissent.”

— Mike Thompson, New York

“A truly revolutionary and inspirational figure of the 20th century. His commitment to education, health care and social justice will not be forgotten. ”

— Zack Kazafra Doyle, via Facebook

“Survived numerous assassination attempts, introduced free healthcare and education for his people and didn't comply with the Americans. The guy's a hero!”

— Vinnie Smith, via Facebook

“At least he was given a peaceful end. That's more than his brutal regime gave countless lawyers, doctors, and business owners in the name of 'equality.' ”

— Alexis Boldea, via Facebook

“I was not a huge admirer of the man, but his very presence and consistent rule over Cuba gave me, as I realize now, a certain sense of stability in an unstable world.”

— SDaley, Northern California

“Farewell, Comandante. You, like every leader, did good and bad things. Still, the balance is positive. ”

— Antonio, Millbrae

“He suppressed all opposition, did not support freedom of speech and left a terrible legacy of human rights violations. Let's not associate his name with the word 'hero.'”

— Louise, Austria

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