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1959: US Citizen Arrested in Castro Assassination Attempt

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"U.S. citizen Allen Mayer is arrested on a private plane after landing illegally in Cuba for the purpose of assassinating Fidel Castro."

Source: Fabián Escalante, The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1962, Secret War, p. 152

1960: CIA Delivery of Arms and Chemical Weapons in Cuba

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"A plane drops a wooden receptacle carrying gunpowder and white phosphorus over the Bacunayagtra Bridge on the Via Blanca"

Source: Fabián Escalante, The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1962, p. 159

1971: Idi Amin Appointed Military Head of State

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US darling Idi Amin, "With extensive advice and support from the British and Israelis", is appointed Military Head of State, granting him the power to rule Uganda by decree.

Source: , Leopold, "Idi Amin", p.

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