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Ramon Castro, Older Brother of Cuban Revolutionaries Fidel, Raul, Dies

© REUTERS / Claudia DautRamon Castro, elder brother of then Cuban President Fidel Castro, smiles during the opening of Havana's annual International Trade Fair, in this file picture taken November 1, 2004. Ramon Castro, the older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul Castro, had died at age 91, Cuban state television reported on February 23, 2016.
Ramon Castro, elder brother of then Cuban President Fidel Castro, smiles during the opening of Havana's annual International Trade Fair, in this file picture taken November 1, 2004. Ramon Castro, the older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul Castro, had died at age 91, Cuban state television reported on February 23, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Ramon Castro, the older brother of former Cuban President Fidel Castro and current Cuban President Raul Castro, died aged 91, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Granma, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Ramon Castro died on Tuesday morning. The media outlet did not specify the cause of death.

Ramon Castro was born on October 14, 1924. He participated in his younger brothers’ revolutionary activities, later devoting himself to agriculture, and held the title of Hero of Labor of the Republic of Cuba.

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