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Was Juan Manuel Fangio kidnapped at some point in his life?
On 23 February 1958, Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped.
Who kidnapped Juan Manuel Fangio?
Two unmasked gunmen of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement entered the Hotel Lincoln in Havana and kidnapped Juan Manuel Fangio at gunpoint.

Question: What was their motivation for kidnapping him?
Self-contained rewrite: What were the masked gunmen's motivation for kidnapping Juan Manuel Fangio?