Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline
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Updated: 25 Feb 2019
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Created byJesse De Nichilo
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US backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista overthrown by Cuban nationalist Fidel Castro.US president Dwight D. Eisenhower approves Operation Bumpy Road. (Bay of Pigs Invasion)US refuses to buy Cuban sugar, Soviet Union buys it instead.US enforces a trade embargo with Cuba, cutting all trade.US severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.John F. Kennedy sworn in as 35th President of the United States,
inherits Operation Bumpy Road from Eisenhower.JFK approves the final stages of Operation Bumpy Road, which was organised by the CIA.1400 US military trained exiled Cubans assemble in Nicaragua to set off to Cuba to overthrow Castro.8 Cuban disguised American bombers bomb Bahia Honda in Cuba to cause confusion and distraction. Cubans see through the plan and expect an American invasion.The exiles assault Cuba from a landing in the Bay of Pigs.The exiles face the full Cuban army, over 20,000 troops.The exiles surrender, 100 killed, over 1000 imprisoned, Castro ransoms them for money and supplies.JFK speaks about the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. CIA and exiles blame JFK for cancelling support,
JFK blames the CIA for misinformation.
The invasions pushes US and Cuba relations further apart.Castro declared Cuba’s solidarity with the Soviet Union.Castro and Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev secretly agree
to begin building nuclear missiles on Cuba that are within striking range of the US.US finds out about the nuclear missile bases, beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis.Kennedy warns Khrushchev about placing nuclear weapons into Cuba.Khrushchev assures Kennedy that there wouldn't be a nuclear base outside of the USSR.Periods
The Cuban Missile CrisisSecret Kennedy Committee (EXCOM) plans what to do
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