married a rival. Castro became a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America. He was 90. His second, Dalia Soto del Valle, was kept secret for decades. Fidel Castro, dead at age 90, had two wives. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies at age 90 Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist regime 94 statute miles from Florida and for five decades defied the efforts of the United States to topple him, died on Friday. He served as premier until 1976 and then as president of the His death was announced on state television late Friday night by his younger brother and presidential successor Raúl Castro. Fidel Castro, Cuban political leader (1959–2008) who transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. Fidel Castro Date Of Birth August 13, 1926 (Friday) Fidel Castro Age From Date November 25, 2016 (Friday) Fidel Castro Age: 90 Years, 3 Months, 12 Days [ Best Age Calculator ] Fidel Castro Birth Day Of The Week: Friday Fidel Castro Age In Months: 1,083 The eldest son of Fidel Castro, the late Cuban revolutionary leader, has taken his own life, according to state media. Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, dies aged 90, prompting both condolences and cheers. Fidel Castro, who led the Cuban revolution and defied the United States for nearly half a century, died Friday at the age of 90. His first wife, Mirta Diaz-Balart. Fidel Castro, seen here in 1974, landed himself and his tiny island at the center of a nuclear confrontation in 1962.