CGTN AmericaFor his 90th birthday, a collection of photos depicting the life and times of Fidel Castro throughout the years.
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Castro and Che Guevara
Photo taken on January 01, 1960 shows then Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro (R) during a meeting in Havana next to Argentine guerrilla leader Ernesto Che Guevara.(AFP PHOTO / CUBA's COUNCIL OF STATE ARCHIVE)
Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos
A 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 PHOTO / PRENSA LATINA )
Castro and Khrushchev
(FILES) This file photo taken on may 1963 shows Cuban First Secretary of the Cuban Communist party and President of the State Council Fidel Castro(L) and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev during a four-week official visit to Moscow.(AFP PHOTO)
Castro in 1957
A photo taken on April 1975 in Havana shows Cuban Prime Secretary of the Cuban Communist party and President of the State Council Fidel Castro, wearing glasses while he addresses crowd. (AFP PHOTO / PRENSA LATINA)
Castro and Che Guevara
A photo taken on December 31, 1962 shows Argentine-born legendary revolutionary figure Ernesto "Che" Guevara (L) with Cuban leader Fidel Castro (R) in Havana's famous "1830" restaurant four years after he and Fidel Castro led the revolution that toppled Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. (AFP PHOTO / Consejo de Estado)
Castro visits Vietnam
A 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 PHOTO / AVI )
Castro and the Pope
A photo taken on January 20, 1998 shows Cuban President Fidel Castro(R) looking at his watch as he and Pope John Paul II(L) walk on the tarmac of the Jose Marti international airport in Havana 21 January moments after the Pope arrived for a five-day four-city tour of the island-nation. (AFP PHOTO / MICHEL GANGNE)
Castro and Mandela
Cuban president Fidel Castro(R) expressing his joy in meeting former South African president Nelson Mandela at Mandela's office in Johannesburg 02 September 2001. ( AFP PHOTO / YOAV LEMMER)
Raul and Fidel
Photo taken on December 01, 2001 shows Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) watched by his brother, Minister of the the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Raul Castro. (AFP PHOTO / ADALBERTO ROQUE)
Castro and Chavez
A photo taken on August 20, 2005 shows Cuban President Fidel Castro and his Venezuelan colleague Hugo Chavez at the Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina, in Havana.(AFP PHOTO / POOL / ENRIQUE DE LA OSA)
Castro tattoo
Cuban cigar maker Yoan Avila, 28, showing his newly done tattoo depicting President Fidel Castro 30 January, 2007 in Havana. (AFP PHOTO / ADALBERTO ROQUE)
Revolution 50th anniversary
Cuban citizens cheering as they attend 02 December, 2006 at Revolution Square in Havana a military parade celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Cuban Revolutionary Army and the 80th birthday of President Fidel Castro.(AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO ARANGUA)
