Fidel Castro's ashes began a four-day journey across Cuba today from Havana to their final resting place in the eastern city of Santiago. <br/><br/>A small, Cuban-flag covered cedar coffin containing the remains of the 90-year-old leader was taken out of Cuba's Defence Ministry and placed into a flower-bedecked trailer pulled by a green military vehicle for more than 800-kilometre procession.<br/><br/>The ashes will be interred on Sunday, ending the nine-day mourning period for the man who ruled the country for nearly 50 years.<br/><br/>Thousands of Cubans lined the streets of Havana to bid goodbye to Castro. Many had attended a massive rally yesterday night at Havana's Revolution Plaza, where the Presidents of Cuba,<br/>Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and South Africa, along with leaders of a host of smaller nations, offered speeches paying tribute to Castro.