Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro died of natural causes seven years ago today after surviving 634 CIA assassination attempts.

Using exploding cigars, a contaminated diving suit, poisoned drinks, poisoned pens, paramilitary invasions, CIA-built special weapons, and assassination plots with the Cuban Mafia, Washington’s intelligence service tried every trick in the book to eliminate Castro. However, he survived to the age of 90, passing away peacefully in 2016.