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.
Yes, they wanted to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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