World's leaders react

"Comrade Fidel Castro is a great figure of our times and will be remembered by history and the people."

President Xi Jinping in a message of condolence sent to Cuban leader Raul Castro

"President Fidel Castro will be remembered for his leadership of the Cuban revolution and for advances in Cuba in the fields of education, literacy and health. His revolutionary ideals left few indifferent. He was a strong voice for social justice in global discussions at the UN General Assembly and international and regional forums."