No shots, no bombs, no poisons: The great historical scam of Castroism

Political mythology has its own craftsmen, and in Cuba, none has been more prolific than Castroism. Among all the fables spun by the regime, none resonated as much as the supposed 638 assassination attempts against Fidel Castro. Such an absurd and disproportionate figure could only be maintained in a country without a free press and under a propagandistic machinery obsessed with creating heroes where none existed.

But the time has come —with seriousness, historical rigor, and a necessary touch of irony— to dismantle this monumental narrative fraud.

The perfect myth for an overflowing ego

According to official propaganda, Fidel survived so many assassination attempts that any head of state would seem like a novice. Neither Kennedy, nor De Gaulle, nor Churchill, nor any leader subjected to wars, terrorism, or real conspiracies amassed a similar list.

In contrast, they "attempted to kill" Fidel more than 600 times... but there was never a confirmed shot; there was never a sabotaged plane, and there was never a poison that actually reached his hands. Nothing. Not a single solid piece of evidence.

What there was, however, was a sickly need to present oneself as a superior being: invincible, persecuted, indispensable. The myth of the man who could not die because he was greater than history itself.

The original sources: Castroism constructing itself

Most of these alleged attacks come from:
• Reports from the Ministry of the Interior,
• Statements by Fabián Escalante, former head of Cuban security
• Official interviews from the regime itself
• Internal propaganda documentaries
• "Heroic" accounts from the ideological apparatus

All of them are interested sources, closed, unverifiable, and constructed with a political purpose: to exalt the leader and justify internal repression under the argument of a permanent state of threat.

The myth did not arise from independent research or declassified files; it emerged from the Castro regime itself, which served as judge, participant, narrator, and protagonist of its own personal show.

Yes, there were plans… but plans are not attacks

The CIA, infiltrators, mobsters, opponents, and other actors exchanged ideas, explored options, and even drafted operational outlines. This is well documented.

But:
• No shooter was within meters of Fidel.
• Not a single sniper attempt was executed.
• No bomb exploded near him.
• There is no evidence of aerial sabotage.
• There is no evidence of poisoned pills "about to be used."

Everything remained in the project phase, a conversation, speculation within the context of the Cold War where imagination was more prolific than action.

What the regime did was to combine imaginary plans + discarded ideas + rumors + fantasies + useless drafts, until they arrived at a fabulous figure, worthy of a comic book rather than historiography.

The tragic irony: the only one who acted against Cuba was himself

While Fidel repeated that "imperialism could not kill him," the only thing that was proven is that no one seriously attempted to do so.
But in the meantime, he managed to:

• Destroy the economy
• Stifle freedoms,
• Enrich the entire country
• Imprison and execute opponents
• Sink Cuba into the longest stagnation in its history.

The bitter reality is this: the real attack was committed by Fidel against his own people, and that was indeed successful.

The myth as a political tool

Why create so many imaginary attacks? Because they served three strategic needs:

The cult of personality: A “indestructible” leader inspires obedience.
The eternal excuse of the external enemy: If they want to kill him, then he is indispensable.
The justified internal repression: Any dissident could be labeled as a “CIA agent.”

It was the perfect story:
A resolute hero facing a world that hated him, yet never managed to touch him.
A narrative built with bricks of fantasy and ideological cement.

The great fable unraveled

When analyzing declassified files, international investigations, and testimonies from outside the Castro regime, it becomes clear:

• There is no independent record of actual attacks.
• There is no case where Fidel was in immediate danger.
• Not a single attack was carried out and failed.
• Everything that was spread was exaggeration, manipulation, or invention.

The myth, therefore, was a tool of power: the creation of a hero who never had to dodge a bullet.

The historical scam has been exposed

Fidel Castro was never a figure pursued in biblical proportions. He was not the target of a global hunt by invisible assassins. He did not miraculously survive daily plots against him.

He was simply a leader thirsty for glory, who needed to invent enemies to justify his absolute rule and satisfy an ego that could not be contained on the island.

And in his delusions of grandeur, this miserable man pretended to present himself as a Alexander the Great... when neither his stature nor his dignity was enough to sustain such a fantasy.

The 638 attacks were his greatest work of fiction. An epic novel written by him and supported by a regime thirsty for myths.