Recognizing that Castro and his government were becoming increasingly hostile and openly opposed to the United States,😄 Eisenhower directed the CIA to begin preparations of invading Cuba and overthrow the Castro regime. Richard M. Bissell Jr. was😄 charged with overseeing plans for the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate😄 Cuban leader Fidel Castro. There were also attempts by Cuban exiles, sometimes in cooperation with the CIA. The 1975 Church😄 Committee claimed eight proven CIA assassination attempts between 1960 and 1965.