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February 2, 2018

Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, Son of Late Cuban Leader, Commits Suicide
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In Cuba, the eldest son of Fidel Castro committed suicide on Thursday,
following a long struggle with depression. Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, who
was known affectionately as "Fidelito" or "Little Fidel" for his
resemblance to his father, was 68 years old. Castro Díaz-Balart was a
nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union. He was also a
relative of some of the most strident anti-Castro Cuban exiles living in
the United States and cousin of Congressmember Mario Díaz-Balart and
former Congressmember Lincoln Díaz-Balart-both Republicans from Florida.


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