How Fidel Castro Was Nearly Assassinated By A 19-Year--Old Girl | CIA Declassified

In 1959, the CIA recruited Marita Loren, a 19-year-old woman, to assassinate Fidel Castro, whom they perceived as a threat due to his communist ideals. Marita attempted to carry out the assassination using poison pills.

49 min - War & Military - Real Crime

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