nov 30, 1961 - Bay of Pigs Invasion Operation Mongoose
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Planned during the Eisenhower administration. JFK inherited it. Enable 1500 anti-Castro exiles to land on Cuba and carry out a military coup to remove him.
JFK chose the support of the CIA inspired attacks to land at the Bay of Pigs.
Was a humiliating defeat for America, and showed the USSR and Cuba the USA's plans and thought towards Cuba.
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