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April 18, 2011

Cuba Marks 50th Anniversary of Bay of Pigs; Castro Backs Term Limits 
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Cuba has marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-organized Bay of Pigs
invasion. On April 17, 1961, a group of more than 1,400 fighters armed,
trained and directed by the Kennedy administration landed on Cuba’s
shores in an attempt to overthrow Cuban President Fidel Castro. Within
days, the fighters were defeated in what proved to be a major
embarrassment for the Kennedy administration and the CIA. The United
States has never apologized for the attack. The invasion was marked this
weekend as Cuba also held a Communist Party congress. In an opening
speech, Cuban President Raúl Castro proposed that Cuba consider
imposing term limits on its heads of state. Castro and his brother,
Fidel Castro, have led Cuba for more than five decades.



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