Cuba marks first death anniversary of Fidel Castro
Cuba marked the first death anniversary of revolutionary Fidel Castro on Saturday with a week of vigils nationwide. Castro, who died aged 90, served as the country's President and Prime Minister from 1959-2008. Castro had planned the Cuban revolution along with Argentina's Che Guevara to overthrow US-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, establishing the first communist state in the west.