Revolutionary landmark, Castro turns 85

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Updated On Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

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A couple poses with a picture of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro during birthday celebrations for Castro by the Cuban Solidarity Brigade and his supporters in Managua.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A couple poses with a picture of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro during birthday celebrations for Castro by the Cuban Solidarity Brigade and his supporters in Managua.

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A child cuts a cake during birthday celebrations for former Cuban leader Fidel Castro by the Cuban Solidarity Brigade and his supporters in Managua. Castro turned 85 on his birthday today.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A child cuts a cake during birthday celebrations for former Cuban leader Fidel Castro by the Cuban Solidarity Brigade and his supporters in Managua. Castro turned 85 on his birthday today.

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A portrait of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro hangs from a string of chains during a birthday celebration marking his 85th birthday, in Managua, Nicaragua. Supporters of the ruling Sandinista party, Cuban nationals and admirers gathered in Managua's Cuba Square to honor the elder Castro on the eve of his birthday.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A portrait of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro hangs from a string of chains during a birthday celebration marking his 85th birthday, in Managua, Nicaragua. Supporters of the ruling Sandinista party, Cuban nationals and admirers gathered in Managua's Cuba Square to honor the elder Castro on the eve of his birthday.

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Peru’s singer-songwriter Marcela Perez Silva performs at a concert dubbed the "Serenade to Fidelity," honoring former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the eve of his 85th birthday, at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, Cuba. Neither Fidel nor his younger brother, President Raul Castro, was at the concert, which saw many of Cuba's other leaders attend, including Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

Peru’s singer-songwriter Marcela Perez Silva performs at a concert dubbed the "Serenade to Fidelity," honoring former Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the eve of his 85th birthday, at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, Cuba. Neither Fidel nor his younger brother, President Raul Castro, was at the concert, which saw many of Cuba's other leaders attend, including Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura.

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A woman holds a picture of Cuba's former President Fidel Castro during a concert celebrating his 85th birthday at the Karl Marx theater in Havana. Revolutionary legend Fidel Castro turned 85 today, still an important figure in his communist-ruled Cuba, but increasingly a fading presence in the life of the country he ran for 49 years.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A woman holds a picture of Cuba's former President Fidel Castro during a concert celebrating his 85th birthday at the Karl Marx theater in Havana. Revolutionary legend Fidel Castro turned 85 today, still an important figure in his communist-ruled Cuba, but increasingly a fading presence in the life of the country he ran for 49 years.

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Umbrellas with images of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara (in grey), Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (in red) and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega are pictured during birthday celebrations for former Cuban leader Fidel Castro by the Cuban Solidarity Brigade and his supporters in Managua.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

Umbrellas with images of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara (in grey), Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (in red) and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega are pictured during birthday celebrations for former Cuban leader Fidel Castro by the Cuban Solidarity Brigade and his supporters in Managua.

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A painting depicting Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, by late Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamin, is seen during an exhibit in Havana, Cuba. Artists and admirers of ailing Fidel Castro celebrate his 85th birthday starting today with different events.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A painting depicting Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, by late Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamin, is seen during an exhibit in Havana, Cuba. Artists and admirers of ailing Fidel Castro celebrate his 85th birthday starting today with different events.

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A car drives past a billboard showing Cuban leader Fidel Castro with the words reading in Spanish 'Socialism or death', in Havana, Cuba.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A car drives past a billboard showing Cuban leader Fidel Castro with the words reading in Spanish 'Socialism or death', in Havana, Cuba.

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A man holds up a Cuban flag with the image of Cuba's revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevarra during a birthday celebration marking the 85th birthday of Cuba's Fidel Castro in Managua, Nicaragua.

Updated on Aug 13, 2011 03:06 pm IST

A man holds up a Cuban flag with the image of Cuba's revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevarra during a birthday celebration marking the 85th birthday of Cuba's Fidel Castro in Managua, Nicaragua.

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