THE NEW YORK TIMES

Cuban dictator, a political beacon to the world’s far left, dies at 90

The Communist leader's life3:42

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Although Fidel Castro was beloved by a legion of followers, his detractors saw him as a repressive leader who turned Cuba into a de facto gulag. He taunted 10 successive U.S. presidents, who viewed him variously as a potential courier of Armageddon, a nuisance, a dangerous dictator, a fomenter of revolution, a serial human rights abuser or a sideshow who hung on after communism collapsed almost everywhere else.

• By Kevin Sullivan and J.Y. Smith

• Photos: The life of Fidel Castro
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• El Madrid mantiene el liderato ante el Sporting bajo las dudas y el diluvio

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  El doblete de Cristiano en el arranque del partido basta al equipo de Zidane, que sufrió muchísimo en un segundo tiempo donde Çop falló un penalti.
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