Fidel Castro's Son Takes Own Life

Fidel "Fidelito" Castro Díaz-Balart was both his father's namesake and cousin to the Miami exile politicians who bitterly opposed Castro.

He had run Cuba's nuclear power program until a dispute with his father.

Castro Díaz-Balart committed suicide today, per Cuban state media.

— Patrick Oppmann CNN (@CNN_Oppmann) February 2, 2018 Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, known as "Fidelito" or little Fidel, had been receiving treatment for depression in Cuba for "several months," the state-run Cubadebate website reported.

Castro Diaz-Balart, 68, was the only son of the late former Cuban president and his first wife, Mirta Diaz-Balart..