1961 Bay of Pigs invasion
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| Cuban commandos working with the CIA practicing parachute drops for the Bay of Pigs Invasion | |
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| Official name | Bay of Pigs invasion |
| Year | 1961 |
| Date | 04/17 |
| Place | United States |
| Place | Cuba |
| Story Perps/s | US Imperialism, USSR Imperialism |
Official summary
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the (CIA)-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961. A counter-revolutionary military group (made up of mostly Cuban exiles who traveled to the United States after Castro's takeover, but also some US military personnel, trained and funded by the CIA, Brigade 2506 fronted the armed wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF) and intended to overthrow the increasingly communist government of Fidel Castro. Launched from Guatemala and Nicaragua, the invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, under the direct command of Castro.
The failed invasion helped to strengthen the position of Castro's leadership, made him a national hero, and entrenched the rocky relationship between the former allies. It also strengthened the relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union. This eventually led to the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The invasion was a major failure for US foreign policy; Kennedy ordered a number of internal investigations across Latin America.
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