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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion, also known as Playa Girón in Cuba, after the beach where the battle took place, was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in April 1961 by the
Counterattack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces near Playa Girón on 19 April 1961
Counterattack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces near Playa Girón on 19 April 1961
Provisional President of Cuba Manuel Urrutia with rebel leaders Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, 1959
Provisional President of Cuba Manuel Urrutia with rebel leaders Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, 1959
Cuban Army officer Huber Matos after his arrest, being transported to La Cabaña
Cuban Army officer Huber Matos after his arrest, being transported to La Cabaña
The ship La Coubre after exploding in the Havana harbor, 1960. Shortly afterward, Castro would deem the explosion a result of American sabotage, worse
The ship La Coubre after exploding in the Havana harbor, 1960. Shortly afterward, Castro would deem the explosion a result of American sabotage, worsening US–Cuba relations.
Fidel Castro
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban communist revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2011. He served as prime minister from 1959 to 1976, president from 1976 to 2008,
Bay of Pigs Invasion
…southwestern coast of Cuba in April 1961 by the United States and the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front (DRF), consisting of Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution, clandestinely and directly financed by the U.S. government. The operation took place at the height of the Cold War, and its failure…
Castro in 1979
Castro in 1979
Fidel's parents, Ángel Castro y Argiz and Lina Ruz González
Fidel's parents, Ángel Castro y Argiz and Lina Ruz González
Castro, second from left, at Colegio de Belén, Havana, 1943
Castro, second from left, at Colegio de Belén, Havana, 1943
General Fulgencio Batista—left, with US Army Chief of Staff Malin Craig, in Washington D.C. in 1938—whose presidency Castro intended to overthrow.
General Fulgencio Batista—left, with US Army Chief of Staff Malin Craig, in Washington D.C. in 1938—whose presidency Castro intended to overthrow.