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Invasion of Bay of Pigs
History of Cuba
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| | 1961 | Cardona, Jose | |
| 17th April Cochinos Bay Lands a force of 1,500 Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro |
| 1961 | Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| 17th April Cochinos Bay Approximately 1,400 members of a CIA-trained Cuban exile force land at the Bay of Pigs, while the United States deny any involvement |
| 20th April Cochinos Bay Castro succeeds in killing or capturing the Bay of Pigs invaders |
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