Tony Cuesta
 Tony Cuesta     (businessman, spook) | |
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| Born | 13 June 1926 |
| Died | 2 December 1992 (Age 66) |
Cause of death | heart attack |
| Alma mater | University of Havana |
| Member of | Alpha 66 |
Cuban Exile. Founder of Alpha 66 and later set up the guerrilla group Comandos L. Admitted to involvement in the JFK assassination. | |
Tony Cuesta was a founder of Alpha 66 and later set up the guerrilla group Comandos L. He admitted to involvement in the JFK assassination.
Capture in Cuba
Cuesta was captured during a mission at Monte Barreto in the Miramar district of Cuba on 29th May, 1966. A member of his team, Herminio Diaz Garcia, was killed during the raid. Cuesta, who always vowed that Castro would never take him alive, attempted suicide by setting off a grenade. He was blinded and lost his right hand, but survived. He was imprisoned in Cuba. In 1978 President Jimmy Carter arranged for a group of imprisoned exiles to be released, which included Cuesta.[1]
JFK Assassination
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- Full article: JFK Assassination
Cuesta told General Fabian Escalante that he had been involved in the JFK assassination. He also named two (deceased) colleagues Herminio Diaz Garcia and Eladio del Valle as being involved in the conspiracy.[1]
