Havana, Feb 1 (EFE).- Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the first-born son of former Cuban president Fidel Castro, has taken his own life in Havana at the age of 68, the island's state television announced.
Castro Diaz-Balart, the only son born from Fidel Castro's first marriage to Mirta Diaz-Balart, who was popularly known as "Fidelito" on the island, had been in a "deep depressive state" for several months, according to the same source.
Born on Sep. 1, 1949, Castro Diaz-Balart became a nuclear physicist and was scientific advisor to the Council of State of Cuba, the island's highest governing body, and vice-president of the Caribbean country's Academy of Sciences.
The official announcement on his death was made through a state television program Mesa Redonda (Round Table) and subsequently via other state media such as the Cubadebate website.
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