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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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 → 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 →

Referenced by (42)

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Zapata Peninsula → borders → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

this entity surface form: "Bay of Pigs"

Little Havana → commemorates → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Bay of Pigs Monument → commemorates → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Brigade 2506 → conflict → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Ciénaga de Zapata → contains → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

this entity surface form: "Bay of Pigs"

Operation Zapata → culminatedIn → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Bay of Pigs Museum → dedicatedToEvent → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Cuban Revolution → effect → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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CIA Special Activities Division → engagedInConflict → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Girón Beach → eventOccurredHere → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Operation Zapata → hasAlternativeName → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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October Crisis → hasCause → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Playa Larga → hasHistoricalEvent → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Zapata Peninsula → hasPart → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Cold War → hasSignificantEvent → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Fidel Castro → involvedIn → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Playa Girón → knownFor → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Playa Larga → knownFor → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Bay of Pigs Museum → locatedOn → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Bay of Pigs Invasion → location → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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United States–Cuba relations → majorCrisis → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Manuel Artime → movement → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Gulf of Cazones → nearby → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado → notable event → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

John F. Kennedy → notableEvent → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Brigade 2506 → partOf → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Playa Girón → partOf → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Manuel Artime → participatedIn → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Pepe San Román → participatedIn → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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Cuban Missile Crisis → precededBy → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

October Crisis → precededBy → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Zapata Peninsula → significantEventLocation → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

Ciénaga de Zapata → wasSiteOf → Bay of Pigs Invasion →

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