2/15/1960

“FEB 1960: The Movimiento de Recuperación Revolucionaria – MRR [Revolutionary Recovery Movement] – releases its ‘Ideario’ of basic points. In the preamble, Manuel Artíme writes that MRR has been formed ‘not only to overthrow Fidel Castro, but to permanently fight for an ideology of Christ; and for a reality of liberating our nation treacherously sold to the Communist International.’” [The 15th of the month is used for date sorting purposes.]

“The Bay of Pigs Invasion/Playa Giron: A Chronology of Events,” The National Security Archive, NSArchive2.gwu.edu