Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front

Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front
Spanish: Frente Revolucionario Democrático Cubano
Abbreviation	FRD
Successor	Cuban Revolutionary Council
Formation	May 1960 (1960-05)
Founder	Pro-Democracy Cuban exiles
Founded at	Mexico
Type	Anti-communist diasporic organization
Legal status	Defunct
Purpose	Political opposition to communism; support for Cuban democracy
Headquarters	Mexico (initial), later offices in New Orleans
Region served	Cuban diaspora Cuba
Official language	Spanish
U.S. Chapter Head	Sergio Arcacha Smith (New Orleans)
Main organ	Brigade 2506 (military wing)
Affiliations	Pro-democracy diasporic groups, CIA (alleged)
Remarks	Played a key role in the Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front (Spanish: Frente Revolucionario Democrático Cubano, FRD) was founded in May 1960 by pro-democracy, anti-communist Cuban exiles and was initially headquartered in Mexico. It was known in Spanish as the Frente Revolucionario Democrático (FRD) and was composed of five major pro-democracy groups. The FRD's military wing was called Brigade 2506, which fought in the Bay of Pigs Invasion.^[1] Cuban in exile Sergio Arcacha Smith was the head of the New Orleans chapter of the FRD. In December 1960, Arcacha Smith opened an office in the Balter Building at 403 Camp Street, Room 207. This was the building where anti-communist activist and accused JFK assassination conspirator Guy Banister had his office until July 1960.^[2]^[3] In October 1961, the FRD was absorbed by the Cuban Revolutionary Council, and Arcacha moved the office to 544 Camp Street for several months. Arcacha was forced out of his position in January 1962 by a group of local Cuban exiles.

References

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^ Cuban Revolutionary Council: A Concise History, House Select Committee on Assassinations - Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 4, p. 57.
^ Jerry P. Shinley Archive: Sergio Arcacha Smith and the FRD (Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front): JFK assassination investigation: Jim Garrison New Orleans investigation of the John F. Kennedy assassination
^ David Ferrie, House Select Committee on Assassinations - Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 12, p. 110.

v t e Cuban exiles
Cuban post-revolution exodus	Golden exile 1959-1962 Bay of Pigs Invasion Operation Peter Pan 1960-62 Freedom Flights 1965-73 Leyla Express and Johnny Express incidents 1971 El Diálogo 1978 Mariel boatlift 1980 Diplomatic protection incident at the Peruvian Embassy, Havana Fort Chaffee crisis Atlanta prison riots Sinking of tugboat "13 de Marzo" 1994 Cuban raft exodus 1994 Maleconazo Operations Safe Haven and Safe Passage 2021–2023 Cuban migration crisis
Culture and mythos	Cuba de ayer Cuban success story Jews of the Caribbean Kennedy's betrayal Next year in Havana
People	Cuban boat people Marielitos Balseros Dialoguero Wet feet, dry feet policy
Political organizations	Alpha 66 Antonio Maceo Brigade Brothers to the Rescue Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations Omega 7 FEPCUBE
Related	Cuban immigration to the United States Cuban migration to Miami Cuban baseball players who defected Next year in Havana

v t e Cuba–United States relations
Diplomatic posts	Embassy of Cuba, Washington, D.C. Ambassadors of Cuba to the United States Embassy of the United States, Havana Ambassadors of the United States to Cuba Villa Paula United States Interests Section in Havana Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Diplomacy	Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1903) Hay-Quesada Treaty Cuban–American Treaty of Relations (1934) Good Neighbor policy Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance El Diálogo Cuba–United States Maritime Boundary Agreement Tripartite Accord (1988) Cuban thaw JetBlue Flight 387
Conflicts	Spanish–American War Ostend Manifesto USS Maine Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine (Havana) United States Senate Committee on Cuban Relations The Paquete Habana Army of Cuban Occupation Medal Propaganda United States Military Government in Cuba Second Occupation of Cuba Cuban Pacification Medal (Army) Banana Wars Negro Rebellion Sugar Intervention Cuban Revolution Aftermath La Coubre explosion Cuban exodus Cuban exile Golden exile Bay of Pigs Invasion Brigade 2506 Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front Cuban Revolutionary Council Operation 40 Operation Mongoose Operation Northwoods Operation Ortsac Operation Peter Pan JMWAVE Polita Grau José Antonio Llama Bay of Pigs Monument Bay of Pigs Museum Jamaican political conflict United States invasion of Grenada United States embargo against Cuba
Incidents	Cubana de Aviación Flight 493 Matthew Edward Duke Cuban Missile Crisis Crateology Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino Zemel v. Rusk Cuba–United States aircraft hijackings Pan Am Flight 281 Trans World Airlines Flight 106 Southern Airways Flight 49 Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 Leyla Express and Johnny Express incidents Mariel boatlift Garcia-Mir v. Meese Cuban boat people Sandy Pollack Regan v. Wald 1994 Cuban rafter crisis Operations Safe Haven and Safe Passage Bill Gaede 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft Cuban Five Elián González Ana Montes Carlos Alvarez Elsa Alvarez Kendall Myers Alan Gross Havana syndrome American fugitives in Cuba Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro
Legislation	Teller Amendment Platt Amendment Cuban Assets Control Regulations Cuban Adjustment Act Wet feet, dry feet policy Helms–Burton Act Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act Cuban Democracy Act Trade Sanction Reform and Export Enhancement Act
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