1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government
On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) on the south coast of Cuba
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with the approval of the Eisenhower administration, and supplied with arms by the U.S. government, the rebels intended to foment an insurrection in Cuba and overthrow the Communist regime of Fidel Castro
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