jfk was the cuban president during the bay of pigs invasion.
jfk was the cuban president during the bay of pigs invasion.
who was the cuban president during the bay of pigs invasion?
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until the early 2010s, cuban americans historically tended to be more republican than democratic, thanks to the anti-communist foreign policy platform of the republican party since the 1950s. the failed bay of pigs invasion left many cubans distrustful of the democratic party, blaming john f. kennedy for his handling of the 1961 bay of pigs invasion. cuban exiles began an alliance with the republican party of florida. in florida, cuban-american congressmen have tended to be republican, beginning with representative ileana ros-lehtinen (joe garcia, a democrat, is an exception). the presence of cubans in the republican party was highlighted by the 2016 presidential race, which featured u.s. senators ted cruz and marco rubio as prominent candidates, both of whom are of cuban descent. but in new jersey, another state with many cuban americans, cuban-american congressmen have tended to be democrats, for example representative albio sires and senator bob menendez. ronald reagan is particularly popular in the cuban-american community for standing up to soviet communism and fidel castro's so-called "exportation of revolution" to central america and africa (there is a street in miami named for reagan), and george w. bush received 75 and 78 percent (in 2000 and 2004 respectively) of the cuban-american vote. the cuban-american lobby has also lobbied both parties on causes important to cuban americans.
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grayston lynch (june 14, 1923 – august 10, 2008) was one of the cia/special activities division (sad) paramilitary operations officers who commanded the cuban rebel army during the bay of pigs invasion. he was the first to land on the beach and fired the initial shots of the battle. he is revered among cuban americans for his heroics during the failed invasion, which included several rescue missions to save stranded members of brigade 2506. the other cia paramilitary officer at the bay of pigs was william "rip" robertson, who had an extraordinary history of valor in service to his country. lynch was wounded at normandy, fought in the battle of the bulge, heartbreak ridge in korea, served with the special forces in laos, and received three purple hearts, two silver stars and one bronze star with a "v" for valor in combat. he was selected to become a paramilitary operations officer in the cia's special activities division in 1960. for his extraordinary heroism during the bay of pigs invasion, lynch was awarded the intelligence star, the "cia's most coveted award". in the six years after the bay of pigs invasion, he ran commando raids into cuba. lynch retired from the cia in 1971. he wrote a book, "decision for disaster: betrayal at the bay of pigs", based on his experience leading brigade 2506.
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