Bay of Pigs Invasion

April 17, 1961- U.S. forces, along with Cuban rebels, had invaded Cuban territory, the Bay of Pigs, lying on the Southern coast.

   Confirmed by the Cuban government, they were attacked by an invading force of 1,500 rebels from ashore and B-26 bombers from the air, all whom belonged to the United States.
    President Kennedy has denied the United States’ involvement in the invasion.     
    "This was a struggle of Cuban patriots against a Cuban dictator.”
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    The Cuban government knew that there was an attack coming, but did not know anything about the position and time, though they were prepared.
    Castro responds to invaders’ actions.
    “Humble, honest blood was shed in the struggle against the mercenaries of imperialism. But what blood, what men did imperialism send here to establish that beachhead, to bleed our revolution dry, to destroy our achievements, to burn our cane?”
   Castro had called a state of national alert and gave his fighting forces words of inspiration, ordering them to free Cuba from “international communism's cruel oppression."
    "If nothing else, this deed should be enough to demonstrate how miserable the actions of imperialism are."
    On April 17, battle went underway.
    After 3 days of fighting, on April 19, the invading forces’ supplies had been exhausted and were forced to surrender, leading to the victory of the Cubans. 200 rebels and 4 American pilots were killed, and 1197 were captured. They all felt betrayed by the United States.
    Brigade Commander of Brigade 2506 Perez San Roman commanded radio operators to transmit one last message during the last attempts to fight the Cuban forces.
"We have nothing left to fight with. How can you people do this to us, our people, our country? Over and out."
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    The United States had planned this invasion, which was a violation of the Charter of the United Nations, saying that armed attacks were illegal with the exception of self-defense.
  Furthermore, it was thought of by President Nixon, planned by President Eisenhower, supported by Robert F. Kennedy, and endorsed by President John F. Kennedy.
    Taken into effect by the C.I.A., they had started training the Cuban rebels for an invasion of their homeland on March of 1960 in suspected locations like Guatemala and even in Louisiana.
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    The failed invasion left President Kennedy and his administration in embarrassment. Angry at the C.I.A., it has been confirmed that the President has fired Allen Dulles, C.I.A. director, Charles Cabell, deputy director, and the one responsible for the failed mission, Richard Bissell.
    "How could I have been so stupid?"
    President Kennedy was also quoted, saying that he wanted to "splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds."
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    Negotiations concerning the the release of the prisoners are still underway.