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: Escalante (1995), The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1962. Ocean Press, 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: Escalante (1995), The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1962. Ocean Press, 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.