Bay of Pigs Invasion: CIA-Backed Rebels Storm Cuba and Fail
CIA-sponsored Brigade 2506 landed at Playa Girón expecting a popular uprising, but Cuban forces crushed the 1,400-man invasion within three days. This humiliating defeat solidified Fidel Castro's grip on power and drove Cuba firmly into the Soviet camp, setting the stage for the 1962 Missile Crisis. The botched operation also forced President Kennedy to launch internal investigations across Latin America while shattering US credibility in the region.
April 17, 1961
65 years ago
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