Miami Mafia
The Miami Mafia is a disparaging description of Cuban exiles often used by Cuban officials and others. The notion considers many Cuban exiles to be organized in an effort to overthrow the Cuban government and economy. The caricature of much of Cuban exile political activity as being united within the "Miami Mafia" often ignores differences of opinion amongst Cuban exiles, such as some Cuban exiles' desires for peaceful dialogue with Cuba, and other internal debates on U.S. relations with Cuba.
The notion of a "Miami Mafia" was popularized in Cuba after the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft. In the following decade, revolutionary nationalism was promoted by the Cuban government to explain threats and to boost public morale during national crises. This sense of nationalism encompassed heated denouncements of internal opposition, the United States, and Cuban exiles, who were now insultingly titled "the Miami Mafia".
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