The CIA helped Cuban exiles in Miami to create the Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC), chaired by Jose Miro Cardona, former Prime Minister of Cuba in January 1959. Cardona became the de facto leader-in-waiting of the intended post-invasion Cuban Government
Historical person
Jose Miro Cardona Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jose Miro Cardona, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Cuba.
2 records1961–19612 events1 places
Chronological biography
1961
Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC)March 1961
Coup17 April 1961
Lands a force of 1,500 Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro
Record provenance
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