Operation Zapata

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Central Intelligence Agency operation covert operation paramilitary operation

Operation Zapata was the U.S.-backed covert plan that led to the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro exile forces.

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Label	Occurrences
Operation Zapata canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Central Intelligence Agency operation ⓘ covert operation ⓘ paramilitary operation ⓘ
aimedAt	overthrow of Fidel Castro ⓘ regime change in Cuba ⓘ
approvedBy	Eisenhower administration ⓘ surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
codeNameOrigin	Zapata Oil Company association with George H. W. Bush (disputed) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culminatedIn	Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ surface form: Bay of Pigs invasion
dateOfCulminatingEvent	1961-04-17 ⓘ
endTime	1961 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ surface form: Bay of Pigs invasion plan Zapata Plan ⓘ
hasComponent	amphibious landing at Bay of Pigs ⓘ covert air strikes on Cuban targets ⓘ psychological warfare operations ⓘ training of Cuban exile forces ⓘ
hasConsequence	deterioration of U.S.–Cuba relations ⓘ embarrassment for the United States government ⓘ increased Soviet support for Cuba ⓘ strengthening of Fidel Castro's position in Cuba ⓘ
hasLocation	Bay of Pigs Invasion ⓘ surface form: Bay of Pigs Playa Girón ⓘ Playa Larga ⓘ
hasParticipant	Brigade 2506 ⓘ Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ U.S. military advisors ⓘ anti-Castro Cuban exiles ⓘ
hasTargetCountry	Cuba ⓘ
modifiedBy	Kennedy administration ⓘ surface form: John F. Kennedy administration
notableCommander	CIA officer Jacob Esterline ⓘ CIA officer Richard M. Bissell Jr. ⓘ
notableUnit	Brigade 2506 ⓘ
opposedBy	Fidel Castro ⓘ Cuban government ⓘ surface form: Government of Cuba Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba ⓘ
organisedBy	Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
relatedTo	Cold War ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ Cuban Revolution ⓘ
result	failure ⓘ
startTime	1960 ⓘ
supportedBy	United States government ⓘ
trainingLocation	Guatemala ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ
usedTactic	covert action ⓘ paramilitary invasion ⓘ plausible deniability ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brigade 2506 → operationCodename → Operation Zapata ⓘ

Bay of Pigs invasion site → invasionCodename → Operation Zapata ⓘ