Full List of Dictators the US Has Ousted Throughout History
Summary
President Donald Trump recently ordered a military action against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, connecting to a history of U.S. involvement in changing regimes worldwide. The article lists past instances where the U.S. played a role in removing various leaders, including through military action and covert operations.Key Facts
- President Trump ordered a military operation against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
- The U.S. has a long history of involvement in regime changes across the world.
- The CIA was involved in a 1953 coup in Iran, removing Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.
- A 1954 CIA-backed operation in Guatemala ousted President Jacobo Árbenz.
- The U.S. supported a 1963 coup in Iraq against Abd al-Karim Qasim.
- An attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro of Cuba in 1961, known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion, was unsuccessful.
- South Vietnam's leader Ngo Dinh Diem was removed in a 1963 CIA-backed coup.
- In 1983, the U.S. intervened in Grenada to remove General Hudson Austin from power.
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