Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died
Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century from 1959
He stood down as president in 2008, having handed over power to brother Raul two years earlier due to health reasons
His ashes will be laid to rest on 4 December
US President Obama, who restored diplomatic relations with Cuba, said 'history will judge his impact'
World leaders paid tributes to Castro on 26 November, while US President-elect Trump called him a 'brutal dictator'
Fidel Castro was the man who outlasted 10 US Presidents.
"And then there was the Cuban Missile Crisis, the 13-day standoff that brought the world to the edge of nuclear war," says the BBC's David Willis in Washington DC.
"This is a man who was a thorn in the side to countless American presidents. A man whose legacy will be very mixed."
Cubans are congregating at restaurants and meeting places across the city as news of Castro's death spreads, says BBC Mundo's Luis Fajardo in Miami, external.
"People here in Miami have very strong opinions about Castro and his brother Raul."
As exiles, he says: "The enormous majority of the US Cuban community feels very against Castro. It's a very strong reaction against the life of Fidel Castro.
"When the USSR collapsed, it was a moment in which Cubans faced a lot of hardship in their lives and in recent years Cuba has looked for support elsewhere.
"Many people were saying on the radio now, with Fidel Castro gone, Cuba may see the changes they have been asking for."
Image source, AFPBorn in 1926, Castro took power in 1959. From the Bay of Pigs invasion, through the missile crisis, a look at his almost 50 years in power.
The BBC's Will Grant in Havana says that despite Castro's advanced age and ailing health, news of his death still came as a surprise for many people.
"He has been so much of their lives for so long, that they are almost struggling to imagine what life will be like without him."
"What will be interesting, as we look back at his life and legacy is to try and capture a sense of how key and crucial he was to this nation.
"I don't think are many other comparative figures anywhere else in the world, not today."
Image source, Getty ImagesWelcome to our live page covering reaction to the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has died at the age of 90.