Antonio “Nico” Lopez, left, Abel Santamaria, Fidel Castro, Jose Luis Tasende and Ernesto Tizol stand with comrades in Los Palos, Havana province, during the preparation of the attack on the Moncada Garrison. (Prensa Latina / AFP/Getty Images)
Castro with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev at the United Nations. (Marty Lederhandler / Associated Press)
Castro enjoys a Cohiba cigar during a ceremony at the Palace of Receptions in Havana. (Phil Sandlin / Associated Press)
Castro addresses the United Nations General Assembly. (Marty Lederhandler / Associated Press)
Castro with Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega at the opening of a sugar processing plant in the Central American country. Cuban workers built the project. (Arturo Robles / Associated Press)
Castro during an interview at his presidential palace in Havana. (Charles Tasnadi / Associated Press)
Castro and former President Carter attend funeral services for former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Montreal. (Jacques Boissinot / Associated Press)
Castro consults with his brother Raul during a meeting of the Cuban parliament. Castro, the only leader Cuba had known for nearly five decades, would hand the reins of power to his brother after undergoing intestinal surgery in July 2006. (Adalberto Roque / AFP/Getty Images)
2011: Castro at the Cuban Communist Party Congress in Havana, during which he officially relinquished his position as head of the party.
