Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war.

Source: Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 – The New York Times

Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro was a “brutal dictator”, US President-elect Donald Trump says.

Source: Donald Trump calls Fidel Castro ‘brutal dictator’ – BBC News

All previous socialist revolutionaries had seemed grimly puritanical; by contrast, Castro’s barbudos appeared almost to be bohemians with guns. Democracy and radical reform were poised to replace dictatorship and social misery.

Source: Steve Wasserman: Reflections on the Death of Fidel – Truthdig

As the former leader turns 90, he is seen as both a totalitarian dictator and an anti-imperialistic humanitarian.

Source: The vivid life of Fidel Castro – Al Jazeera English