'I'm here because of Fidel': Cubans gather to pay last respects to Castro
From old comrades to musicians and doctors, thousands turned out to commemorate the revolutionary leader who transformed their country Cubans wait to pay their last respects to Fidel Castro in Havana on Monday. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images Elderly revolutionaries joined young doctors, famous musicians, government workers and former guerrilla fighters in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución as thousands lined up to pay their last respects to Fidel Castro .