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History of US Interventions

479 events in this timeline

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  1. Early 1917: US and Haitian Lawmakers Argue over New Constitution for Haiti
  2. Late 1918-1920: Haitians Rebel against US-Backed Law
  3. 1922: US Appoints New Representatives to Haiti
  4. 1975-1999: UN Repeatedly Condemns Occupation of East Timor, but Resolutions Have No Impact
  5. August 1999: East Timorese Vote for Independence
  6. 1958-1960: CIA and State Department Interfere in Politics in Laos
  7. 1969-1973: US Bombs Laos to Counter Left-Leaning Group and North Vietnamese Fighters
  8. After 1973: Many Injured in Laos by Unexploded US Ordnance
  9. 1960s: US Assists Salvadoran Government in Creation of New Security Agencies
  10. 1979: Somoza Overthrown, Replaced by Sandanistas
  11. 1983: Contra Rebels Formed in Response to Sandanista Revolution
  12. 1984: Reagan Announces End to Aid for Contras
  13. 1984: Sandanistas Win 67% of Vote in Nicaragua Election
  14. 1984: CIA Training Manual Provides Instruction on ‘Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare’
  15. 1987: UN Calls on US to Pay Reparations to Nicaragua
  16. 1990: Sandinistas Lose Nicarague Election to US-Backed Candidate
  17. 1997: High Debt Harms Nicaraguan Economy
  18. August 2005: US Envoy to Latin America Warns that Nicaragua Will ‘Sink Like a Stone’ If Sandinistas Return to Power
  19. April or May 2006: Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Join ALBA If He Becomes Next President
  20. Late 1983: Reports of Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons Begin to Surface
  21. June 1982: Reagan Formalizes US’s Commitment to Aid Iraq
  22. 1983: US State Department Says Iraq Continues to Support US-Designated Terrorist Groups
  23. Early 1984: Bush Begins Involvement in ‘Iraqgate’
  24. Late January 1984: US Official Meets with Iraqi Foreign Minister to Discuss Details of US Arms Deals
  25. Late August 1990: US Ambassador Says US Didn’t Expect Iraq to Take ‘All of Kuwait’
  26. Mid-June, 1984: Bush Pressures Export-Import Bank to Fund Iraqi Oil Pipeline
  27. February 1986: Reagan Authorizes Secret US Military Aid to Iraq
  28. Early October-November, 1986: Iran-US Arms-for-Hostages Deals Unravel; US Begins Providing Extensive Military Aid to Iraq
  29. Late January 1989: President Bush Increases Aid to Iraq Despite Military Buildup and Human Rights Violations
  30. March 1989: State Department Warns of Iraqi Buildup of Chemical and Biological Weapons
  31. June 1989: DIA Warns of Iraqi Military Procurement Network
  32. September 1989: Bush Administration Ignores Reports of Iraqi WMD Development
  33. November 1989: State Department Allows Iraq to Import Nuclear Technology
  34. January 1990: President Bush Waives Restrictions on Iraq’s Access to US Funds
  35. April 1990: Hussein Threatens to ‘Burn Half of Israel;’ Bush Continues to Allow Iraq to Develop WMDs
  36. May 1990: Bush Administration Still Sharing Intelligence with Iraq
  37. July 1990: Bush Opposes Sanctions on Iraq, Presses for More Loans
  38. October 1992: Bush Argues, In Spite of Evidence, that US Did Not Help Iraq Develop Nuclear Weapons
  39. December 1990: Cheney Tells Congress the President Does Not Need Its Approval to Go to War
  40. 1979: State Department Lists Iraq as Terrorist Sponsor
  41. Late Summer 1980: Kurds Killed in Chemical, Bioweapons Tests
  42. September 1980: Iraq Invades Iran; Start of Iran-Iraq War
  43. 1980: DIA: Iraq ‘Acquiring’ Chemical Weapons
  44. 1982: US Supplies Iraq with Military Intelligence
  45. February 1982: Reagan Administration Removes Iraq from Terrorist Sponsor List
  46. 1983: Iraq Supporting Anti-Western Militant Groups
  47. 1983: Reagan Administration Approves Helicopter Sale to Iraq
  48. 1983: NSC Approves Sale of Helicopters to Iraq; Later Used in Poison Gas Deployment
  49. 1983: Iraq Increases Chemical Bombardment of Iran
  50. 1983: Iran Shows Photos of Chemical Weapons Victims to UN