Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro, dies aged 90

Rulers’ sister, at first supportive of her brothers’ efforts, became disillusioned with the Cuban government and worked with the CIA

Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago.

Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. The Secret History, wrote on Instagram that she died on Monday.