Patrick Oppmann CNN on Twitter: "Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart was both his father's namesake and cousin to the Miami exile politicians who bitterly opposed Castro. He had run Cuba's nuclear power program until a dispute with his father. Castro Díaz-Balart committed suicide today, per Cuban state media."

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1. Francine fye‏ @TheLadyCine 1 Feb 2018
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  Oh my !! My condolences to his family. :-(
  
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1. Shelly #StandsWithNancyPelosi‏ @MarvinGardens55 1 Feb 2018
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  Was it polonium tea?
  
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1. FormerLiberal‏ @Former_Liberal 1 Feb 2018
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  He's just one of many more "suicides" to come...Hold on to your white hats people, this year is gonna be one CRAZY RIDE...
  
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1. gertie matilda‏ @gertiematilda 1 Feb 2018
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  May he rest in peace. Love and light to the family and friends left behind.
  
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1. TerrelLism‏ @trell8301 1 Feb 2018
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  Why does the American media always has to state which countries media is "state run" or whatever? We really don't care. Ya'll lie too!
  
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1. Brian Zaragoza‏ @BrianZaragoza20 2 Feb 2018
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  he was only 68 and suffered of being bipolar, to bad Cuba doesn't have a lot of meds
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1. Hakeem Banusomo‏ @hakeemomokayode 2 Feb 2018
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  It's quite disheartening..
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1. Indira Montejo Lamas‏ @LamasIndira 1 Feb 2018
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  communism leads to depression. He took his own life, having suffered from depression must of his adult life.
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1. BBA‏ @BenAitken3 1 Feb 2018
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  Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind - Einstein
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