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There were several invasions of Cuba. First, the island was colonized by Christopher Columbus, who claimed it for Spain. In 1898, as part of the Spanish-American war, the United States invaded Cuba. In 1961, a number of Cuban exiles who had been forced out (or who had voluntarily left) when Fidel Castro took power, tried to reclaim the island, in what came to be known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. Their efforts failed and Cuba remained under the control of Castro.

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