Castro came to power after the Cuban Revolution, which overthrew the U.S.-backed Dictatorship of Batista,
In the CIA-supported Bay of Pigs operation of 1961, Cuban exiles unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the Communist government of Cuba, which was led by Fidel Castro at the time.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
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Yes, they wanted to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Fidel Castro served as Cuban dictator for 49 years, since he led a band of guerrillas to overthrow the government in 1959. Castro started the revolution in early 1958, he assumed power on 1 January 1959.
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