1960Reputable sourceWell documented
A Plot to Kill Raúl Castro
On the timeline · around 1960 ·
What happened
Fidel was not the only Castro in the CIA's sights. In 1960 the agency approved a plot to assassinate his brother Raúl, offering a recruited Cuban pilot a payment to arrange a fatal 'accident.' The order was hurriedly rescinded before it could be carried out.
Why it matters
The Raúl plot, documented in the CIA's own declassified cables, shows the assassination campaign reached beyond Fidel to the wider revolutionary leadership.