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History of US Interventions

479 events in this timeline

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  1. 1977-1978: Mauritius Pays Out Resettlement Compensation to Chagossians, but Amounts Affected by Inflation
  2. 1950s: Diego Garcia Makes Favorable Impression on Traveler
  3. 1983: Chagossians Forced to Give up Right to Go Home in Return for Compensation
  4. December 2000: US Denies Chagos Islanders Permission to Use Diego Garcia Airstrip
  5. October 2001-(Early 2002): B-52s Launched from Diego Garcia
  6. August 2002: US, Britain Deny Chagos Islanders Permission to Return Home
  7. November 2002: US Asks Britain for Permission to Launch Offensive Operations against Iraq from Diego Garcia
  8. June 2004: British Order in Council Prohibits Return of Chagos Islanders
  9. 1972: Britain Permits Communications Station on Diego Garcia
  10. February 1974: US Asks Permission for Military Facility on Diego Garcia
  11. December 1974: Britain Approves Construction of Military Support Facility on Diego Garcia
  12. (March 1975): Chagossians Ask Britain For Help in Securing Plots of Land in Mauritania
  13. April 1965: British Minister Travels to Mauritius to Negotiate Independence
  14. March 1973: US Completes Communications Facility on Diego Garcia
  15. December 1962: Leftist Wins Elections in Dominican Republic
  16. February 1963-September 1963: Dominican Republic Implements Leftist Reforms, Some in US Concerned
  17. 1980-1992: Civil War Rages in El Salvador
  18. 2002: US Involvement in El Salvador Suggested as Model for Colombia Policy
  19. 1982-1991: Latin American Officers Given US Manual Advocating Torture and Blackmail
  20. (1998): Amnesty International Says US ‘Shares Blame’ for Some Killings, Torture, and Disappearances
  21. 1952: New Prime Minister of Gold Coast Elected
  22. 1958: Ghana Permits Imprisonment without Trial for Some Suspects
  23. 1961-Early 1966: Soviet-Style Economic Reforms Unsuccessful in Ghana; Foreign Debt Grows
  24. 1960: Ghana Becomes Republic
  25. 1960-1966: President of Ghana Campaigns for Political Unity of Sub-Saharan Africa
  26. 1964: Nkrumah Declares Himself President of Ghana for Life
  27. October 1965: President of Ghana Publishes Book Claiming World Powers Will Continue Meddling in Africa
  28. 1965: Ghana Rejects IMF and World Bank Advance, Continues with Import Substitution Plan
  29. December 1966: Ghana and Paris Club Agree on Debt Rescheduling
  30. After 1958: Ghana Begins Infrastructure Improvements
  31. May 1966: World Bank and IMF Provide Finance to Military Junta in Ghana
  32. 1901-1944: Military Dictators Rule Guatemala
  33. 1944-1954: Guatelama Dictator Overthrown; Reforms Introduced
  34. 1953: United Fruit Company Clashes with Government over Land Reform
  35. 1953: Official Says Guatemala ‘Increasing Threat’
  36. 1954: Guatemalan Leader Removed by CIA Operation
  37. 1954: Guatemala Descends into Civil War following Coup
  38. 1983-1995: Gerber Corp. Refuses to Comply with Guatemalan Demand that its Infant Formula Comply with WHO Guidelines
  39. February 1999: Report: US-Supported Guatemalan Forces Responsible for Massacres
  40. March 1999: President Clinton Apologizes to Guatemala for Past US Policy that Supported Repressive Regimes
  41. 2002: Guatelmala Ranked Low in UN Index
  42. August 1957: Progressive People’s Party Agains Wins Guyana Election
  43. Early 1962: Kennedy Says No Problem with President of Guyana
  44. 1962-1963: CIA Fosters Trouble in Guyana
  45. 1964-1985: Guyana’s Foreign Debt Rises Sharply under Burnham; Human Rights Abuses also Occur
  46. April, 1963: CIA Organizes General Strike in Guyana
  47. 1806: US Places Embargo on Trade with Haiti
  48. 1820: Senator Says US Will Never Acknowledge Haiti
  49. 1825: France Recognizes Haiti in Return for Massive Compensation
  50. 1862: US Recognizes Haiti