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Cuban Government Involvement in JFK Assassination

RecordOBS-0510
CategoryHistory/Assassinations
StatusDEBUNKED
SummaryThe theory that the Cuban government, under Fidel Castro, was involved in the assassination of President Kennedy as retaliation for U.S. attempts to overthrow Castro, including the Bay of Pigs invasion and CIA assassination plots.
OriginThe theory emerged shortly after the assassination, given the hostile relations between the U.S. and Cuba. It was investigated by the Warren Commission and the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
Claimed
  • Cuba had motive to kill Kennedy due to U.S. efforts to assassinate Castro.
  • Lee Harvey Oswald had connections to pro-Castro groups, suggesting possible Cuban involvement.
  • The HSCA investigated the possibility but found no evidence of Cuban government involvement.
Evidence / consensusThe House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that the Cuban Government was not involved in the assassination. The Warren Commission also found no evidence of Cuban involvement.
> OBSERVER NOTE:
The Cuban theory is a classic Cold War suspicion, but both official investigations cleared the Cuban government. The evidence linking Oswald to Cuba is circumstantial and does not support a conspiracy.

Sources

  1. Findings | National Archives

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