Cuba's Ramon Castro dies

February 24, 2016 10:00

Ramon Castro, older brother to Fidel and Raul Castro, has died, Cuban state media reported Tuesday. He was 91.

A farmer all his life, Castro supported his brother's revolution but did not take an active role in the armed struggle that brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959.

Castro continued to work in agriculture after the revolution, and was often seen driving around Havana on a tractor.

State media said that he died in the capital Tuesday morning. No cause of death was reported.

Castro was rumored to have suffered in recent years from dementia.

He sported a long beard and resembled his famous brother Fidel.

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