His remains were cremated and, as it was officially announced, will be transferred to Biran, his hometown.
Ramon Castro, brother of Fidel and Raul Cuban leaders , died today and his remains were cremated, the official press said. He was 91.
A statement from the Granma newspaper said that after the cremation his remains will be taken to Biran, his hometown, on an unspecified date.
Ramon Castro, a striking physical resemblance to Fidel, was born on October 14, 1924 in Biran, the town east of the island where the family had a farm.
Known for Cubans as Mongo, Ramon was rancher farmer and used to joke that he was not identical with Fidel, with his beard and large size, but on the contrary, being the largest.
Ramón and Fidel were the second and third sons his older sister Angela-called respectively, of the marriage of Angel Castro, a farmer of Spanish origin, and his wife Lina Ruz, who bore him seven children.
the three young men attended a Catholic school in eastern Cuba, where teachers used to complain about his antics in class.
Later, Raul and Fidel traveled to Havana to study and engaged in the fight against dictator Fulgencio Batista, elevated to power in 1952.
Ramon, meanwhile, returned to Biran to help his father in managing the family farm.
However, he did not lose contact with their brothers in those years, as revealed in written letters to Fidel and Raul when they were in prison following the failed assault on the Moncada barracks in 1953.
the older brother also stopped sending them to prison food like ham and cigar boxes.
According to the letters of that time, Fidel asked Ramón convince their parents that the prison was not something horrible, when the motives are honorable.
After the return from exile his brothers from Mexico and the installation of the rebels in the mountains, Ramón used to freeze a turkey for months waiting for the visit of their own.
After the triumph of the revolution in 1959, Ramon Castro became a consultant Ministries of Agriculture and Sugar, strategic for the island category. He also helped form many state companies, including transport sugar cane and other oranges. He also participated in the research in these sectors.
Although his power in government was very limited, he participated since its founding the Communist Party and served as deputy to the National Assembly.
Little is known over the years for his private life, except that he married and has at least one child, named Ramon Omar Castro.
in recent years, Ramon Castro had contact with famous people stay in the island, such as film director Oliver Stone, who met with him and the president in 2002.
One of the issues which liked to boast was the longevity of your family. Angel father lived to 82 years. “I think we have a good genetics,” he said in 2004 when asked about the health of his brother Fidel, the then president, recovering from a slip and a sharp drop
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