Bay of Pigs Invasion

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covert operation failed coup attempt military invasion

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed 1961 CIA-backed attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government in Cuba.

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Label	Occurrences
Bay of Pigs Invasion canonical	40
Bay of Pigs invasion	13
Bay of Pigs	11
Bay of Pigs Invasion context	1
Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961	1
Bay of Pigs aftermath	1
Bay of Pigs invasion 1961	1
Bay of Pigs invasion plan	1
Bay of Pigs-related activities	1
Cuban exile movement	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	covert operation ⓘ failed coup attempt ⓘ military invasion ⓘ
airComponent	CIA-operated B-26 bombers ⓘ
backing	United States government ⓘ
cause	U.S. anti-communist policy ⓘ opposition to Cuban Revolution ⓘ
codeName	Brigade 2506 ⓘ surface form: Operation Zapata
combatant	Brigade 2506 ⓘ Brigade 2506 ⓘ surface form: Cuban exile brigade
consequence	Cuba–Soviet Union alliance strengthened ⓘ damage to John F. Kennedy’s early presidency ⓘ embarrassment for U.S. government ⓘ precedent to Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ strengthening of Fidel Castro’s position in Cuba ⓘ
country	Cuba ⓘ
endDate	1961-04-19 ⓘ
executedUnder	Kennedy administration ⓘ
goal	install anti-communist government in Cuba ⓘ overthrow Fidel Castro ⓘ
historicalAssessment	widely regarded as a major U.S. foreign policy failure ⓘ
location	Bay of Pigs Invasion self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bay of Pigs Playa Girón ⓘ Playa Girón ⓘ surface form: Playa Larga
notableCommander	José Miró Cardona ⓘ Manuel Artime ⓘ
numberOfInvaders	approximately 1400 ⓘ
opponent	armed forces of Cuba ⓘ surface form: Cuban Revolutionary Air Force Fidel Castro ⓘ armed forces of Cuba ⓘ surface form: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
opposedBy	Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Soviet Union (diplomatically)
organizer	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ United States–Cuba relations ⓘ
plannedUnder	Eisenhower administration ⓘ
preparation	training of Cuban exiles in Guatemala ⓘ training of Cuban exiles in Nicaragua ⓘ
primaryTarget	Fidel Castro government ⓘ
prisonerExchange	agreement reached in 1962 ⓘ ransom in food and medicine ⓘ
prisonersTaken	over 1100 members of Brigade 2506 ⓘ
result	Cuban government victory ⓘ failure of invasion force ⓘ
startDate	1961-04-17 ⓘ
supportedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower administration John F. Kennedy ⓘ surface form: John F. Kennedy administration United States Air Force ⓘ surface form: United States Air Force (covertly) United States Navy ⓘ surface form: United States Navy (covertly)
year	1961 ⓘ

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