1960s–1970sGeneral source · 2 sourcesWell documented
Alpha 66 and the Exile Raiders
On the timeline · around 1960s–1970s ·
What happened
After fleeing Cuba, Veciana founded Alpha 66, one of the most militant Cuban-exile paramilitary groups. From bases in the United States it launched armed raids on Cuba for years, part of a shadow war waged by exiles — many of them CIA-trained — who never stopped trying to kill Castro.
Why it matters
As the CIA's official plots faded, the exile groups it had armed carried the campaign forward, keeping Castro a hunted man for decades.