USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On April 17, 1961, 1, 400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a CIA-financed and-trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. The attack was an utter failure. Fidel Castro had been a concern to U.S. policymakers since he seized power in Cuba with a revolution in January 1959.

Detailed explanation-3: -John F. Kennedy was U.S. president during the Bay of Pigs invasion. His administration approved and carried out the invasion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aftermath of the Bay of Pigs In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis inflamed American-Cuban-Soviet tensions even further.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Bay of Pigs Invasion (Spanish: Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos, sometimes called Invasión de Playa Girón or Batalla de Playa Girón after the Playa Girón) was a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles, covertly financed and directed by the United States.