<p class="title">The eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide today, state media reported. He was 68 years old.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Fidelito" -- as he was known on island nation -- had initially been hospitalized for his condition and then continued with outpatient follow-ups.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Born on September 1, 1949, he was the son of the revolutionary Castro's first marriage to Mirta Diaz-Balart.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A scientist who trained in the former Soviet Union, Fidel Jr helped usher in the development of a nuclear power program in the Communist-ruled country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the time of his death he had served as a scientific adviser to the Cuban government and was vice president of the country's Academy of Sciences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Funeral arrangements will be made by the family, state media said. </p>
<p class="title">The eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide today, state media reported. He was 68 years old.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning," Cuba's official newspaper Granma reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Fidelito" -- as he was known on island nation -- had initially been hospitalized for his condition and then continued with outpatient follow-ups.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Born on September 1, 1949, he was the son of the revolutionary Castro's first marriage to Mirta Diaz-Balart.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A scientist who trained in the former Soviet Union, Fidel Jr helped usher in the development of a nuclear power program in the Communist-ruled country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the time of his death he had served as a scientific adviser to the Cuban government and was vice president of the country's Academy of Sciences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Funeral arrangements will be made by the family, state media said. </p>