Dr. Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart died (reported by Government as suicide at the age of 68). A nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union, he had been working as a scientific counselor to the Cuban Council of State and Vice-president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences at the time of his death. He is survived by his mother, Mirta Francisca de la Caridad Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez, siblings, Mirta And America Núñez Díaz-Balart, his 3 children, Mirta Maria, Fidel Antonio and Jose Raul Castro Smirnov and his 3 grandchildren.
Buried in Academy of Sciences of Cuba mausoleum in the Cemeterio de Colon in Havana, Cuba. .∼The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.
Castro Junior, 68, also known as "Fidelito" because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital.
Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a deeply depressed state. A brief note read on state television said his treatment had required an initial hospitalization regime then outpatient follow-up.
The eldest son of Cuba's former leader was known for his distinctive beard and resemblance to his father, earning him the nickname Fidelito or Little Fidel.
Castro Diaz-Balart had served as scientific adviser to the Council of State and was vice president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He studied nuclear physics in the former Soviet Union and preferred to stay away from political issues.
His mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba's aristocracy who Fidel Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power.
Because of his maternal lineage, Castro Diaz-Balart is a cousin of U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, who represents Cuban exiles in Florida.
Buried in Academy of Sciences of Cuba mausoleum in the Cemeterio de Colon in Havana, Cuba. .∼The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.
Castro Junior, 68, also known as "Fidelito" because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital.
Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a deeply depressed state. A brief note read on state television said his treatment had required an initial hospitalization regime then outpatient follow-up.
The eldest son of Cuba's former leader was known for his distinctive beard and resemblance to his father, earning him the nickname Fidelito or Little Fidel.
Castro Diaz-Balart had served as scientific adviser to the Council of State and was vice president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He studied nuclear physics in the former Soviet Union and preferred to stay away from political issues.
His mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba's aristocracy who Fidel Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power.
Because of his maternal lineage, Castro Diaz-Balart is a cousin of U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, who represents Cuban exiles in Florida.
Dr. Fidel Angel Castro Diaz-Balart died (reported by Government as suicide at the age of 68). A nuclear physicist who studied in the former Soviet Union, he had been working as a scientific counselor to the Cuban Council of State and Vice-president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences at the time of his death. He is survived by his mother, Mirta Francisca de la Caridad Díaz-Balart y Gutiérrez, siblings, Mirta And America Núñez Díaz-Balart, his 3 children, Mirta Maria, Fidel Antonio and Jose Raul Castro Smirnov and his 3 grandchildren.
Buried in Academy of Sciences of Cuba mausoleum in the Cemeterio de Colon in Havana, Cuba. .∼The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.
Castro Junior, 68, also known as "Fidelito" because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital.
Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a deeply depressed state. A brief note read on state television said his treatment had required an initial hospitalization regime then outpatient follow-up.
The eldest son of Cuba's former leader was known for his distinctive beard and resemblance to his father, earning him the nickname Fidelito or Little Fidel.
Castro Diaz-Balart had served as scientific adviser to the Council of State and was vice president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He studied nuclear physics in the former Soviet Union and preferred to stay away from political issues.
His mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba's aristocracy who Fidel Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power.
Because of his maternal lineage, Castro Diaz-Balart is a cousin of U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, who represents Cuban exiles in Florida.
Buried in Academy of Sciences of Cuba mausoleum in the Cemeterio de Colon in Havana, Cuba. .∼The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.
Castro Junior, 68, also known as "Fidelito" because of how much he looked like his father, had initially been hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment outside of hospital.
Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a deeply depressed state. A brief note read on state television said his treatment had required an initial hospitalization regime then outpatient follow-up.
The eldest son of Cuba's former leader was known for his distinctive beard and resemblance to his father, earning him the nickname Fidelito or Little Fidel.
Castro Diaz-Balart had served as scientific adviser to the Council of State and was vice president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He studied nuclear physics in the former Soviet Union and preferred to stay away from political issues.
His mother was Mirta Diaz-Balart, a woman from Cuba's aristocracy who Fidel Castro married in his youth before beginning the revolutionary struggle that later brought him and his brother Raul to power.
Because of his maternal lineage, Castro Diaz-Balart is a cousin of U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, who represents Cuban exiles in Florida.
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