The Cuban Project (also known as Operation Mongoose or the Special Group Augmented) was a covert operation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) developed during the early years of President of the United States John F. Kennedy's administration. On November 30, 1961, aggressive covert operations against Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba were authorized by President Kennedy. The operation was led by U.S. Air Force General Edward Lansdale and went into effect after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Operation Mongoose was a secret program of terrorism against Cuba to remove the communists from power, which was a prime focus of the Kennedy administration, according to Harvard historian Jorge DomÃnguez. A document from the U.S. State Department confirms that the project aimed to "help Cuba overthrow the Communist regime", including its leader Fidel Castro, and it aimed "for a revolt which can take place in Cuba by October 1962". U.S. policymakers also wanted to see "a new government with which the United States can live in peace".
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