hedge 'em any. >> he became a bitter adversary with the united states. he survived numerous assassination attempts. he outlived many of his opponents. even living to see relations thaw with the united states. cnn's rafael romo has more now on his final years. >> fidel castro knew his days were dwindling, telling cuban communists before his 90th birthday this year, soon i will be like everyone else. after a near fatal illness, he turned the reins of parr over to his younger brother raul. as cuba's new president began taking tentative steps toward reform, the u.s. began to ease restrictions. but fidel castro was suspicious writing in january 2015 that although he doesn't trust u.s. policies, had not exchanged a word with them, this does not mean i would oppose a peaceful solution to conflicts or threats