&quot;There were no speeches. It was very simple. There were just the ashes that were interred, the family, the government and officials,&quot; French Environment Minister Segolene Royal said after the hour-long funeral at Santa Ifigenia cemetery, which was closed to the public.

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Fidel Castro buried in 'simple' funeral: foreign guest

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro was buried in a "simple" funeral in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba on Sunday, a French minister who attended the ceremony told AFP.

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