Portrait of Cuban Fidel Castro taken in New York in 1955 during an interview.
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This 1972 file photo shows Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Communist party speaking to the press in Havana, Cuba. Photo: AFP
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In a Sept. 20, 1960 file photo, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, left, and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev hug at the United Nations. AP Photo
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In this Feb. 13, 1961 file photo, Fidel Castro went cane cutting with thousands of other volunteer workers, and official announcements said he sliced off over 9,000 pounds of cane. (AP Photo)
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This file photo taken on January 8, 1959 shows Cuban rebel leaders Fidel Castro (R) and Camilo Cienfuegos (L) entering Havana after the victory over the forces of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. AFP
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This file photo taken on September 1973 shows Cuban First Secretary of the Cuban Communist party and President of the State Council Fidel Castro (C) holding a flag during his visit in South Vietnam during the Vietnam war. AFP
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Photo taken in the 60's of Fidel Castro, then Cuban Prime Minister (R) during a meeting next to guerrilla leader Ernesto Che Guevara in Havana. AFP
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Fidel Castro, the young anti-Batista Guerilla leader, center, is seen with two men who are unidentified, while operating in the Mountains of Eastern Cuba in this March 14, 1957 file photo. AP Photo
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Handout picture of Cuban leader Fidel Castro crosses a river atop a horse, on December 1958, in Sierra Maestra, in eastern Cuba, where he has his army. AFP
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Handout picture of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, of December 1958, at a peasants backyard in Sierra Maestra, in eastern Cuba, where he has his army. AFP
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