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Bay of Pigs Invasion
	Part of the Cold War
	; Counterattack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces near Playa Girón on 19 April 1961
Date	17–20 April 1961
Location	Bay of Pigs, southwestern coast of Cuba
Result	Cuban government victory
Belligerents
United States; Cuban Gusanos	Cuba

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The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed counter-revolutionary invasion of the Bay of Pigs inlet located in Cuba by U.S. backed forces.^[1] In April 1961 an imperialist military landed, funded and trained by the USA, in Cuba with the goal of overthrowing Fidel Castro and placing an imperialist ally and dictator back into power, in response to Fulgencio Batista being ousted from power by the 26th of July Movement. The amateur militia was made up primarily of Gusanos and other Cuban exiles that were trained offshore in Guatemala.^[2]

The attack was a catastrophic failure for U.S. imperialism, with the Cuban Revolutionary Army easily driving off the counter-revolutionary forces, helping to cement Castro's place as a leader and national hero of Cuba. Some suspect that the embarrassment of the imperialist world power of the USA losing to the comparatively small and weaker Cuba led to the CIA assassinating then president John F. Kennedy^{[citation needed]}. However, these rumors have never been officially confirmed by the US government.

References

↑ "The Bay of Pigs" (2024-11-07). JFK Library. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
↑ "The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath". US Department of State. Retrieved 2025-08-13.

[1] "The Bay of Pigs" (2024-11-07). JFK Library. Retrieved 2025-08-13.

[2] "The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath". US Department of State. Retrieved 2025-08-13.

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-The '''Bay of Pigs invasion''' was a failed [[Counterrevolution|counter-revolutionary]] invasion of the Bay of Pigs inlet located in [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] in April of 1961<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=JFK Library|title=The Bay of Pigs|date=2024-11-07|url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs|retrieved=2025-08-13}}</ref>. An [[Imperialism|imperialist]] military landing funded and trained by the [[United States of America|USA]], its goal was to overthrow [[Fidel Castro]] and place an imperialist ally and dictator back into power, in response to [[Fulgencio Batista]] being [[Cuban Revolution|ousted from power]] by the [[26th of July Movement]]. The amateur militia was made up primarily of [[Gusano|Gusanos]] and other Cuban exiles that were trained offshore in [[Republic of Guatemala|Guatemala]]<ref>{{Web citation|author=|newspaper=US Department of State|title=The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath|url=https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/bay-of-pigs|retrieved=2025-08-13}}</ref>. The attack was a national failure, with the [[Cuban Revolutionary Army]] easily driving off the counter-revolutionary forces, helping to cement Castro's place as a leader and national hero of Cuba. Some suspect that the embarrassment of the imperialist world power of the USA losing to the comparatively small and weaker Cuba led to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] assassinating then president [[John F. Kennedy]]{{Citation needed}}. However, these rumors have never been officially confirmed by the US government.
+{{Infobox military conflict|conflict=Bay of Pigs Invasion|partof=the [[Cold War]]|date=17–20 April 1961|result=Cuban government victory|combatant1={{flagicon|Flag of the United States.svg}} [[United States]]<br>Cuban [[Gusanos]]|combatant2={{flagicon|Flag of Cuba.svg}} [[Cuba]]|place=Bay of Pigs, southwestern coast of Cuba|caption=Counterattack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces near Playa Girón on 19 April 1961|image=Attack_near_Playa_Giron._April_19,_1961._-_panoramio.jpg}}
+The '''Bay of Pigs invasion''' was a failed [[Counterrevolution|counter-revolutionary]] invasion of the Bay of Pigs inlet located in [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] by [[United States of America|U.S.]] backed forces.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=JFK Library|title=The Bay of Pigs|date=2024-11-07|url=https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs|retrieved=2025-08-13}}</ref> In April 1961 an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] military landed, funded and trained by the USA, in Cuba with the goal of overthrowing [[Fidel Castro]] and placing an imperialist ally and dictator back into power, in response to [[Fulgencio Batista]] being [[Cuban Revolution|ousted from power]] by the [[26th of July Movement]]. The amateur militia was made up primarily of [[Gusano|Gusanos]] and other Cuban exiles that were trained offshore in [[Republic of Guatemala|Guatemala]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=|newspaper=US Department of State|title=The Bay of Pigs Invasion and its Aftermath|url=https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/bay-of-pigs|retrieved=2025-08-13}}</ref>
+The attack was a catastrophic failure for [[United States imperialism|U.S. imperialism]], with the [[Cuban Revolutionary Army]] easily driving off the counter-revolutionary forces, helping to cement Castro's place as a leader and national hero of Cuba. Some suspect that the embarrassment of the imperialist world power of the USA losing to the comparatively small and weaker Cuba led to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] assassinating then president [[John F. Kennedy]]{{Citation needed}}. However, these rumors have never been officially confirmed by the US government.
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+[[Category:History of Cuba]]
+[[Category:Wars started by the USA]]