Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro's ashes were encased in a large granite boulder on Sunday in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning and aimed to literally set in stone the legacy of one of the 20th century's most influential characters.

His long-winded political rants were legendary. But Fidel Castro also loved burning the midnight oil, the written word, and,

"The Chinese people have lost a good and true comrade. Comrade Castro will live forever.”

Fidel Castro was a legendary survivor -- besting what Cuban officials say were more than 600 attempts to kill him.

Fidel Castro led Cuba for five decades and was the world's third longest-serving head of state, after Britain's Queen Elizabeth

"From its earliest days, the Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration for all those who value freedom. We admire the

“Condemn me. It is of no importance. History will absolve me."

The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba that

The link between Fidel Castro and football has a name: Diego Maradona.

Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, died aged 90. Here we take a look back at some of the key dates.

The son of a wealthy landowner, Fidel Castro turned his back on a life of privilege to lead a left-wing revolution in Cuba that endured for decades and was shaped by his political cunning, keen sense of destiny and boundless ego.

Cuba's Fidel Castro, who seized power in Cuba in a 1959 revolution and transformed the country into a communist state while ruling for five decades has died, Cuban television said on Saturday. He was 90.

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts to topple him, died on Friday, his younger brother announces to the nation. He was 90.

Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro delivers a valedictory speech Tuesday to the Communist Party that he put in power a half-century ago, telling party members he is nearing the end of his life and exhorting them to help his ideas survive.

Fidel Castro had prior knowledge that US President John F Kennedy was about to be killed, according to a new book by a retired CIA analyst.