Fidel Castro’s death reverberated throughout Miami today. Here are three of the best obituaries and articles we read on his life and legacy.
Fidel Castro is dead
The Miami HeraldFidel Castro, who towered over his Caribbean island for nearly five decades, a shaggy-bearded figure in combat fatigues whose long shadow spread across Latin America and the world, is dead at age 90. His brother Raul announced the death late Friday night.
Ninety Years of Fidel Castro
The New YorkerThis New Yorker piece from August reviews Castro's 90-year legacy on the island.
Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90
The New York TimesMr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war.