Fidel Castro is the only surviving politicians from the Cold War eras, surviving others from his own time. Ironically, he is the one associated with the most assassination attempts. Though I can talk at great lengths about his exploits in the Cold War eras, but I believe it is suffice to list the assassination attempts here in point form as below:
- The CIA attempted to dose Castro’s cigar with a deadly toxin, and slipped it in during his visit to the UN. It failed.
- Another attempt by the CIA involved dosing the cigar with some form of hallucinogen, to embarrass Castro in a public appearance. That did not work as well.
- Yet, another attempt by the CIA involved loading Castro’s shoes with thalium salts, said to might have caused Castro’s hair (beard, eyebrow, pubic hair) to fall out, an attempt to embarrass him.
- The CIA also attempted to contaminate a scuba diving gear with tuberculosis bacili and also some fungus to cause a skin disease. The delivery to Castro never took place because Castro was instead delivered a non-contaminated diving gear instead.
- Also, a plan to place an exploding shell near Castro’s diving spot was dismissed.
- One of the weirdest plan was an attempt to make Castro appear to be the anti-Christ. It was hoped that the people of Cuba would raise and fight against Castro.
These are not an extensive list of course. I got a few comments that I should keep my posts short, so this is quite as short as it can be.
