Although, failing the first attempt, this definitely was not going to be the last one.
On April 17, 1961, approximately 1,300 members of a CIA-supported counter-revolutionary Cuban exile force broke into the beaches of Cuba, beginning a brief military adventure which ended in total failure. The blame for the failure of the operation fell directly in the part of the Central Intelligence Agency; this invasion called "Bay of The Pigs Invasion" grew Fidel stronger and more confident about his ruling.
After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, President Kennedy ordered increased restrictions within the embargo, including an absolute ban on all Cuban imports and a ban on re-exportation of U.S. products to Cuba. This last policy adjustment would largely stand unchanged for the next 30 years, enjoying general support from the American people and enthusiastic support from the growing Cuban-American community.
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In 1964, a more elaborated plot to kill Castro was initiated. In this case the CIA became involved given that Pepin Bosch financed the operation with thousands of dollars, and the plan was to kill not only Fidel, but also his brother Raul Castro. Obviously, they did not succeed either and each attempt consolidated more the power of the Cuban leader.
In 1981, the Cuban American National Foundation (CANF) was formed; being directors and leading shareholders in Bacardi instrumental in this formation. It was created as a way to unify the Cuban community in a politically effective way, and was led by many years by Jorge Mas Canosa; CANF has always been the heart of the Cuban-American community's anti-Castro efforts. Feeling hostility toward Fidel Castro, the man who caused them to be exiles from their own country, the majority of Cuban-Americans have been loyal supporters of policies that could potentially harm his government. Many of the first families to flee Cuba were wealthy and successful capitalists who began building a new life in south Florida.