Cuban leader Fidel Castro would always laugh off speculation about his health.
With an athletic build, and physical stamina that lasted deep into his 70s, it seemed he would continue to rule for many more years.
With an athletic build, and physical stamina that lasted deep into his 70s, it seemed he would continue to rule for many more years.
Castro's own physician, a specialist in longevity, even suggested in 2004 that the leader could live to 140. "I am not exaggerating," Dr. Eugenio Selman said.