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History of US Interventions

479 events in this timeline

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Showing 151–200 of 479

  1. 1993-03-15 March 15, 1993: Officers Who Committed Atrocities in El Salvador Civil War Named; Many Attended School of Americas in US
  2. 1995-07-21 July 21, 1995: CDC Head Provides Lawmaker With List of Biological Materials Provided to Iraq
  3. 1998-12-06 December 6, 1998: Hugo Chavez Elected President of Venezuela
  4. 1999-10-20 October 20, 1999: Indonesia Approves Independence for East Timor
  5. 1999-12-15 December 15, 1999: Venezuelans Approve New Constitution
  6. 1999-12-15 After December 15, 1999: Venezuela’s New Contsitution Seen as Integral to Grassroots Social Movement
  7. 2000-06-21 June 21, 2000: State Department Says Return of Chagos Islanders Would ‘Significantly Degrade’ Base’s Importance
  8. 2000-11-03 November 3, 2000: British Court Rules Removal of Chagos Islanders Illegal
  9. 2000-11-19 November 19, 2000: Demonstration Calls for Closure of US Army’s School of Americas
  10. 2001-04-11 April 11, 2001: Venezuelan Coup Plotter in Washington
  11. 2001-05-03 May 3, 2001-May 16, 2001: Spain War Games Attack on Venezuela
  12. 2001-12-18 December 18, 2001: US Official Meets with Venezuelan Coup Plotter
  13. 2001-12-20 December 20, 2001: Chagossians File Class Action against US over Relocation
  14. 2001-12-28 December 28, 2001: San Francisco Examiner Suggests US May Be Planning Coup in Venezuela
  15. 2002-02-18 February 18, 2002: Prominent Venezuelan Navy Officer Calls on President Chavez to Resign
  16. 2002-02-18 Before February 18, 2002: Prominent Venezuelan Air Force Officer Calls for President Chavez’s Resignation
  17. 2002-02-20 February 20, 2002: Two Members of the International Republican Institute Approach Anti-Chavez Navy Officer
  18. 2002-03-05 March 5, 2002: CIA Briefing Document Mentions Coup in Venezuela
  19. 2002-03-11 March 11, 2002: CIA Report Says Venezuelan Military May Attempt to Overthrow President Chavez
  20. 2002-04-01 April 1, 2002: CIA Report Says Venezuelan Military Still Planning a Coup against President Chavez
  21. 2002-04-06 April 6, 2002: CIA Brief Says Progress for Coup Underway in Venezuela
  22. 2002-04-08 April 8, 2002: CIA Brief Says ‘Disgruntled Officers’ Planning Coup in Venezuela
  23. 2002-04-11 April 11, 2002: Coup only Temporarily Successful in Venezuela
  24. 2002-04-11 Weeks Preceding April 11, 2002: Venezuelan Coup Plotter Meets with US Officials
  25. 2002-04-12 April 12, 2002: International Republican Institute Head Praises Ouster of Venezuelan President
  26. 2002-04-16 April 16, 2002: Chavez Says US Plane at Place He Was Held in Captivity
  27. 2002-04-17 April 17, 2002: Official Says US Was Not Aware of Coup against Chavez
  28. 2002-04-18 April 18, 2002: Bush Says Chavez Must Learn Lesson from Unrest
  29. 2002-04-21 April 21, 2002: Venezuelan Investigation Indicates Two US Officers Joined Anti-Chavez Commanders
  30. 2002-05-14 May 14, 2002: Chavez Says He Has Proof of US Involvement in Coup
  31. 2002-05-19 May 19, 2002: East Timor Wins Independence
  32. 2002-09-19 September 19, 2002: Rumsfeld Claims No Knowledge of US Provision of Biological and Chemical Weapons Materials to Iraq
  33. 2002-10-06 October 6, 2002: Chavez Says Another Plot Foiled
  34. 2002-10-20 October 20, 2002: Chavez Says Assassination Attempt Avoided
  35. 2003-01-17 January 17, 2003: Journalist Notes US Attempts to Protect Iraq Over Halabja Gassing
  36. 2003-01-21 January 21, 2003: White House Refuses to Admit US Involvement in Iraq’s Acquisition, Use of Chemical Weapons
  37. 2003-02-03 February 3, 2003: Strike Ends in Venezuela
  38. 2003-02-03 February 3, 2003: Private Contractor in Venezuela Involved in Effort to Undermine Chavez
  39. 2003-06-18 June 18, 2003: Former Defense Secretary Says Diego Garcia Base ‘Critical’ to US Secuirity; Lack of Inhabitants ‘Preferable’
  40. 2003-10-09 October 9, 2003: British Court Rules Chagos Islanders Cannot Claim Right to Return Home from Britain
  41. 2004-02-03 February 3, 2004: US Reported to Be Planning Another Coup in Venezuela
  42. 2004-05-13 May 13, 2004: Riggs Bank Agrees to Pay Fines for Not Reporting Suspicious Financial Transactions
  43. 2004-08-26 August 26-27, 2004: Caribbean Countries and Venezuela Agree to Form PetroCaribe
  44. 2004-11-23 November 23, 2004: National Security Archive Obtains Documents Indicating CIA Knew in Advance about Venezuelan Coup
  45. 2004-12-31 December 31, 2004: Newspaper Reveals Deep Ties between Scandal-Plagued Riggs Bank and CIA
  46. 2005-01-30 January 30, 2005: Venezuela Expands Cooperation with China
  47. 2005-02-01 February 1, 2005: Chavez Says Venezuela Considering Sale of Oil Refineries
  48. 2005-02-01 February 1-3, 2005: Fox News Runs Series on Venezuela
  49. 2005-02-08 February 8, 2005: US Expresses Concern about Arms Deal between Venezuela and Russia
  50. 2005-02-15 February 15, 2005: Deputy Secretary of State Says Chavez Government is ‘a Creeping Authoritarianism’