Zapata Plan

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The Zapata Plan was the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s covert operation to organize, train, and support Cuban exiles in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro’s government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CIA operation
covert operation
paramilitary operation
aim install anti-communist government in Cuba
overthrow Fidel Castro
remove Cuban revolutionary government
codenameOrigin Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) area known as Zapata Swamp
linked to: Ciénaga de Zapata
conflict Cuba–United States relations
country United States
endTime 1961
followedBy Operation Mongoose
hasEffect contributed to Cuban alignment with Soviet Union
deterioration of U.S.–Cuba relations
embarrassment for Kennedy administration
strengthening Fidel Castro’s position in Cuba
hasPart Bay of Pigs invasion
involves air strikes on Cuban airfields
amphibious landing
clandestine maritime operations
covert propaganda
psychological warfare
location Bay of Pigs
linked to: Baía dos Porcos

Cuba
Playa Girón
Playa Larga
notableCommander Brigade 2506 leaders
linked to: Brigade 2506

CIA officer Jacob Esterline
CIA officer Richard Bissell
operator Central Intelligence Agency
opposedBy Fidel Castro government
linked to: Cuban government

Soviet Union (politically)
linked to: Soviet Union
organizer Central Intelligence Agency
participant Brigade 2506
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
Cuban exiles
Fidel Castro
United States government
partOf Cold War
precededBy earlier CIA plans to overthrow Castro
result defeat of exile invasion force
failure
startTime 1960
supportedBy CIA front organizations
Eisenhower administration
Kennedy administration
U.S. Air Force logistical support
time April 1961 (invasion phase)
trainingLocation Guatemala
Nicaragua

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