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Fidel Castro & The Bay of Pigs

By: Jacob Petsche. Fidel Castro & The Bay of Pigs. Fidel Castro . Born on August 13, 1926 A Cuban revolutionary and politician Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-1976) President (1976-2008) Served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1961-2011). The Bay of Pigs.

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Fidel Castro & The Bay of Pigs

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  1. By: Jacob Petsche Fidel Castro&The Bay of Pigs

  2. Fidel Castro • Born on August 13, 1926 • A Cuban revolutionary and politician • Prime Minister of Cuba (1959-1976) • President (1976-2008) • Served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1961-2011)

  3. The Bay of Pigs • It was an unsuccessful raid of Cuba to overthrow Castro’s government. • The insurgents were CIA trained Cuban exiles. • The invasion was on the 15th of April in 1961.

  4. Political Background • March 17th, 1960, a program of covert action against the Castro regime was passed. • The objective was to replace the Castro government with a more acceptable one that meets the peoples needs. • April 4th, 1961, JFK approved the invasion.

  5. Preparation for Invasion • In 1960, recruiting for anti-Castro Cuban exiles began in Miami. • Guerrilla training took place in Fort Gulick and Fort Clayton. • The exile group named themselves “Brigade 2506”

  6. Participants • The U.S. Government • The Guatemalan Government • The Nicaraguan Government • The Cuban Government

  7. Prior Warnings of Invasion • The Cuban government knew the invasion was coming. • This was due to their secret intelligence network and loose lips in Miami. • They had also been warned by a senior KGB agent Osvaldo Sanchez Cabrera.

  8. Air Attack • The invasion started of with eight Douglas B—26B Invader bombers bombing three Cuban airfields. • These bombers had been falsely painted with the flag markings of the FuerzaAereaRevolucionaria.

  9. Invasion day • A diversion landing was organized by the CIA to lure Fidel Castro away from the Bay of Pigs area. • At midnight two CIA LC’s, the Blagar and Barbara J., entered the Bay of Pigs. • Following them was four transport ships carrying about 1,400 Cuban exile troops. • They also carried tanks and other vehicles.

  10. Invasion Day • an hour later, five C-46 and on C-56 aircraft dropped 177 paratroopers. • At about 11:00, Fidel Castro issued a statement over Cuba’s nationwide network saying that invaders are here to destroy the revolution. • Osvaldo Ramirez was leader of the rural resistance to Castro and was captured in Aromas de Velazquez and executed.

  11. Invasion Day Two • Throughout the day, the Cuban exiles were slowly being pushed back to the bay. • At about 5:00 pm, FAL B-26’s attacked a Cuban column of 12 civilian buses leading trucks that were carrying tanks and other armor. • These vehicles were loaded with civilians, militia, police, and soldiers. • They suffered heavy casualties.

  12. Invasion Day Three • During the night of April 18th, munitions and other resources were delivered to troops in the Giron air strip that was occupied by Brigade 2506. • The final air attack mission, Mad Dog Flight, was a big loss. • Five B-26 bombers were compromised, four of which were manned by American CIA crews.

  13. Invasion Day Four • On the night of April 19th, two US destroyers moved into Cochinos Bay to evacuate retreating soldiers. • Today was the last day of combat. • There were mass evacuations of all troops left uncaptured and alive.

  14. Casualties • In total, 114 Cuban exiles from Brigade 2506 were killed. • 176 soldiers in Cuba’s armed forces were killed in action.

  15. Prisoners • Between April and October in 1961, hundreds of captured prisoners were executed in response to the invasion. • Two prisons where executions took place at were Fotaleza de la Cabana and El Morro Castle. • About 1,202 Brigade 2506 members were captured.

  16. Political Reaction • The failed invasion embarrassed the Kennedy Administration. • It also made Castro wary of future US intervention in Cuba. • As a result of this failure, Kennedy was furious with the CIA. • He stated in an interview, “The first advice I'm going to give my successor is to watch the generals and to avoid feeling that because they were military men their opinions on military matters were worth a damn.”

  17. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro • http://www.biography.com/people/fidel-castro-9241487 • http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDcastroF.htm • http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Bay-of-Pigs.aspx • http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/days/bay_of_pigs.html

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