Bay of Pigs invasion

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Bay of Pigs invasion [r]: Failed attempt to invade Cuba in April 1961, by Cuban exiles trained by the Central Intelligence Agency and approved by President John F. Kennedy; Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended against the plan but the U.S. military was not involved in its execution [e]

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