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Contaminated cigars A vague scheme involving a box of ... The idea was to cause Castro's beard to fall out, thus damaging his image. • Gambling syndicate -- Phase I (August 1960 - May 1961 ...

His defiant image lingered long after he gave up his trademark Cohiba cigars for health reasons and his tall frame grew stooped. “Socialism or death” remained Castro’s rallying cry even as ...

Two months after the Kennedy administration banned Americans from any transactions with Cuba, Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev hosted Fidel Castro on his first ever visit to the USSR on 27th ...