Caribbean Legion

Caribbean Legion

Caribbean Legion is the name of the group of reformist Latin American politicians who plotted to overthrow dictatorships in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. A 1949 Central Intelligence Agency analysis described the Caribbean Legion as a "destabilizing force."

Prominent Members

Members of the "Caribbean Legion" included Fidel Castro, Rolando Masferrer, Jose Figueres and Rosendo Argüello Ramirez

References

Rosendo Arguello RamirezAmeringer, Charles D 1995 The Caribbean Legion Patriots, Politicians, Soldiers of Fortune, 1946-1950 Pennsylvania State University Press (December, 1995) (Paperback) ISBN 0-271-01452-0


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