Explore 16 historical events and records for Cuba in 1963.
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On August 5 and 6, according to Carlos Bringuier, Oswald visited him at a store he owned in New Orleans, Bringuier was the New Orleans delegate for the anti-Castro Cuban Student Directorate. Bringuier told the Warren Commission that he believed Oswalds visits were an attempt by Oswald to infiltrate his anti-Castro group
Bringuier reports that Oswald offers to help the anti-Castro DRE train guerrillas, an approach the HSCA later considers possibly intended to infiltrate the organization.
Bringuier confronts Oswald while Oswald distributes pro-Castro literature on Canal Street, and police arrest participants after a scuffle.
Castro publicly warns that American leaders could face danger if the United States continued supporting attempts to eliminate Cuban leaders.
Azcue argues with Oswald over the visa request and refuses to approve it without the Soviet documentation required for onward travel.
Duran calls Cuban consul Eusebio Azcue to speak with Oswald after the visa discussion becomes contentious.
Azcue and Oswald engage in a heated argument over Oswald's demand for immediate Cuban travel permission.
Azcue tells Oswald that he will not grant him a visa and criticizes his conduct as harmful to the Cuban Revolution.
Veciana later claims that he saw Lee Harvey Oswald with his adviser, known as Maurice Bishop, during a Dallas meeting in 1963.
Odio reports that two men identifying themselves as anti-Castro Cubans visited her with an American introduced as Leon Oswald shortly before the assassination.
Odio states that one visitor later telephoned and attributed violent anti-Kennedy remarks to the American she believed was Lee Harvey Oswald.
Cuban authorities reply that Oswald may receive a Cuban visa only after he first obtains Soviet permission for onward travel.
Later CIA testimony states that an officer met Cubela in Paris on November 22 and discussed an assassination device for possible use against Castro.
The CIA develops contact with Cubela under the AMLASH cryptonym for a possible coup against Castro, with officials recognizing that Castro's death might result.
The US broadens the embargo against Cuba, including a general travel ban for American tourists
The US broadens the embargo against Cuba, including a general travel ban for American tourists
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