Juanita Castro, Fidel's Sister Recruited by CIA, Dies in US
- Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro, died in Miami at 90. She collaborated with the CIA against their communist government.
- Juanita Castro became disillusioned with her brothers' communist government and collaborated with the CIA after the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. She smuggled messages, documents, and money into Cuba.
- Juanita Castro worked as a critic of her brothers' regime and owned a drugstore in South Florida. She remained an outspoken critic and received messages from the CIA via shortwave radio.
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Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel and Raul who fled Cuba and worked with CIA, dies aged 90
Juanita Castro died in Miami - nearly 60 years after fleeing Cuba. She had initially been supportive of her brothers' efforts to overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista, playing an active role in the Cuban revolution, but later became a CIA informer under the codename "Donna".
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90
MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, “Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. The Secret History," wrote on Instagram that she died on Monday. “Juanita Castro was ahead …
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90
By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Juanita Castro died Monday, nearly 60 years after she fled their communist revolution. She said in a 2009 book that she became disillusioned with Fidel Castro’s rule shortly after they took power in 1959 when he became a hard-line communist and forced anyone who disagreed out of the …
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90
By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, “Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. The Secret History,” wrote on In…
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90
By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, “Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. The Secret History,” wrote on In…
Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90
By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON (Associated Press) MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, “Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. The Secret History,” wrote on In…
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