He declared that anyone wanting to emigrate could join the Mariel Boatlift in 1980, 19 years after the CIA failed to topple him in the Bay of Pigs invasion and 21 years after he overthrew Fulgencio Batista.
This man's forces were the target of Operation Verano, which failed when he won the Battle of La Plata and went on to win at Yaguajay. Earlier, this leader on board the yacht Granma had declared "History will absolve me" while standing trial for attacking the Moncada Barracks. He declared that anyone wanting to emigrate could join the Mariel Boatlift in 1980, 19 years after the CIA failed to topple him in the Bay of Pigs invasion and 21 years after he overthrew Fulgencio Batista. FTP, identify this communist strongman who led the Cuban Revolution.
This man's forces were the target of Operation Verano, which failed when he won the Battle of La Plata and went on to win at Yaguajay.
Fidel {Castro}