Ramon Castro, other brother of Cuba's Fidel and Raul, dies at 91


Ramon Castro, elder brother of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, talks to Reuters in Havana, in this file picture taken August 22, 2006. REUTERS/Claudia Daut/Files

HAVANA (Reuters) - Ramon Castro, the older brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and current President Raul Castro, died on Tuesday at age 91, Cuban official media reported.

Castro, who kept a low profile in recent years, died in Havana and his cremated remains were to be taken to Biran, the rural town in eastern Cuba where the Castro brothers were born, the official website Cubadebate said.

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