Eisenhower’s trip to Latin America gave birth to Bay of Pigs secret plan

Posted on April 27, 2011 • Filed under: Cuba, Latin America News, Police/Military Activity, Politics, United States

Right after Fidel Castro’s first year in power in Cuba, U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower took his first and only trip to Latin America on Feb. 20, 1960. He visited Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. He suffered a surprisingly bitter experience in each of those capitals. He saw threatening crowds waving banners with the images of Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara and shouting anti-American slogans against “imperialism.” Read Article

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