CIA Mafia Castro Plot
The HSCA reported that Santos Trafficante participated with Sam Giancana and John Roselli in CIA-backed efforts to assassinate Fidel Castro during the early 1960s.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Santos Trafficante Biography and Timeline
Follow Santos Trafficante through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.
Santos Trafficante, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1960–1979Years on this page
1960
1962
Jose Aleman Allegation
Jose Aleman later alleged that Santos Trafficante said President Kennedy was going to be killed, although Trafficante denied making such a statement and the HSCA noted unresolved credibility questions.
1978
HSCA Testimony
Trafficante testified before the HSCA on September 28, 1978, denying foreknowledge of or participation in President Kennedy's assassination and denying that he had threatened the President.
1979
HSCA Trafficante Assessment
The HSCA concluded that Trafficante had motive, means and opportunity to participate in an assassination plan, while stopping short of finding direct evidence that he took part in President Kennedy's murder.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.