Alpha 66
Alpha 66 are an anti-communist organization, formed by Cuban exiles in Puerto Rico in 1961, in opposition to Fidel Castro. The founder and first leader, Nazario Sargen, was a former member of the 26th of July Movementleft-wing. The group trained during the 1960s and 1970s in the Everglades for an eventual armed invasion of Cuba. Though an invasion never materialized after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the group continued its violent efforts against the Cuban communistMiami Police's Lieutenant Thomas Lyons and Detective Raul J. Diaz testified that groups including Alpha 66 had international terrorist ties and had sold $100 "bonds" in Miami to help finance their causes. The group was linked to a spate of bombings and assassinations in Miami during the 1970s, directed at Pro-Castro speakers. No Alpha 66 member was convicted of these crimes, however; and other terrorist groups, such as Omega 7 and CORU, were active in Miami at the same time. A week before Lyons and Diaz's testimony, broadcaster Emilio Milian's legs were blown off by a car bomb outside his workplace.[1] organization led by Fidel Castro, suggesting that their politics may have been government. In 1976,
Alpha 66 continues to be an organized entity.[2] The current leader of this paramilitary group is Ferdinand de Montejo, who currently resides in Hollywood, Florida.
