Fidel Castro
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Fidel Castro was a human politician in Cuba.
Biography
In October 1962, Fidel Castro was in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis. (COMIC: The Piggybackers [+]Loading...["The Piggybackers (comic story)"])
In 1967, there were posters of Castro and Che Guevara in the café The Revolution in Piccadilly Circus. (PROSE: Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"])
Legacy
During or prior to his eighth incarnation, the Doctor attended Castro's funeral in Havana, Cuba. The Eighth Doctor claimed that "they all loved him again by then". (PROSE: Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"])
Behind the scenes
- In the real world, Fidel Castro died on 25 November 2016 in Havana. His state funeral was held on 4 December in Santiago de Cuba.