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History of US Interventions

479 events in this timeline

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  1. 1804-01-01 January 1, 1804: Haiti Declares Independence
  2. 1876-09-12 September 12-14, 1876: Belgian King Hosts Conference on West Africa
  3. 1878-06-10 June 10, 1878: Stanley Meets Belgian King for First Time
  4. 1878-06-10 June 10, 1878: Belgian King Agrees to Pay Stanley for Congo Expedition
  5. 1883-12-04 December 4, 1883: Arthur Says US May Protect Rights in Congo
  6. 1884-04-10 April 10, 1884: Senate Recognizes International Association of Congo
  7. 1884-04-22 April 22, 1884: State Department Recognizes International Association of the Congo As ‘Friendly Government’
  8. 1884-10-22 October 22, 1884: London Newspaper Lauds International Association of the Congo
  9. 1915-07-18 July 18, 1915: US Sends Troops to Haiti
  10. 1915-11-11 November 11, 1915: US Pressures Haiti into Signing Disadvantageous Treaty
  11. 1918-06-12 June 12, 1918: US-Backed Constitution Approved in Haiti; Turnover Is Very Low
  12. 1918-06-19 June 19, 1918: New Constitution Becomes Effective in Haiti
  13. 1933-08-07 August 7, 1933: US Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Haiti
  14. 1934-08-01 August 1, 1934: US Withdraws from Haiti
  15. 1951-04-28 April 28, 1951: Mosaddeq Elected Prime Minister of Iran
  16. 1953-04-24 April 24, 1953: Progressive People’s Party Wins Guyana Election
  17. 1953-08-19 August 19, 1953: Iranian Government Overthrown by Rebels and CIA
  18. 1953-10-09 October 9, 1953: British Troops Sent into Guyana
  19. 1956-09-25 September 25, 1956: Francois Duvalier Becomes President of Haiti
  20. 1957-03-05 March 5, 1957: First Black Colonies in Africa Win Independence
  21. 1960-10-07 October 7, 1960 and February 13,1961: CIA Poisons Cigars for Castro
  22. 1961-05-30 After May 30, 1961: US Diplomat: Brutal Caribbean Dictator ‘Fine’ with America
  23. 1961-05-30 February 1930-May 30, 1961: US-Trained Dictator Rules Dominican Republic
  24. 1961-08-11 August 11, 1961: US Asks Britain to Look in to Guyana Politician Because of Leftist Stance
  25. 1961-08-18 August 18, 1961: British Refuse to Take Action against Guyana Politician
  26. 1961-10-25 October 25, 1961: Kennedy Orders Guyanese President Deposed
  27. 1962-02-26 February 26, 1962: US Official Discusses Guyanese President with British
  28. 1962-03-09 March 9, 1962: Proposed ‘Operation Northwoods’: US Military Would Conduct Terrorist Attacks, Then Blame Them on Cuba to Build Support for War Against Cuba
  29. 1962-03-15 March 15, 1962: US State Department Discusses Toppling President of Guyana
  30. 1963-01-01 January 1, 1963: Brazilian Voters Approve Return to Parliamentary System
  31. 1963-03-31 March 31, 1963: Guatemalan President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Overthrown
  32. 1963-06-11 June 11, 1963: Bhuddist Clerics Immolate Selves in Protest at Government Policy
  33. 1963-06-30 10:00 a.m. June 30, 1963: US and Britain Discuss Possible Outcomes for Guyana
  34. 1963-09-25 September 25, 1963: Military Overthrows Civilian Government of Dominican Republic
  35. 1963-10-23 October 23, 1963: British Postpone Independence for Guyana, Alter Election Laws
  36. 1963-11-22 November 22, 1963: CIA Official Gives Cuban Poisoned Pen for Castro
  37. 1964-04-01 April 1, 1964: CIA-Backed Coup Overthrows Brazilian Government
  38. 1964-04-02 After April 2, 1964: Readers Digest Calls Former Brazilian Government Example of ‘Red Subversion’
  39. 1964-07-31 July 31, 1964: South Vietnamese Attack North Vietnamese Island
  40. 1964-08-02 August 2, 1964: USSMaddoxAttacked off North Vietnamese Coast
  41. 1964-08-04 August 4, 1964: Disputed Gulf of Tonkin Incident Allegedly Occurs
  42. 1964-08-06 August 6, 1964: US Senate Holds Hearings into Gulf of Tonkin Incident
  43. 1964-08-07 August 7, 1964: US Congress Passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
  44. 1964-12-07 December 7, 1964: Burnham Becomes Prime Minister of Guyana
  45. 1965-03-11 (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 11, 1965: US Ambassador to Ghana and CIA Director Discuss Upcoming Coup Attempt in Ghana
  46. 1965-03-22 (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Criticizes US in Speech
  47. 1965-03-22 (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Suspects US Behind Assassination Attempts
  48. 1965-03-27 March 27, 1965: US Official Says Plans for Ghana Coup Look ‘Good’
  49. 1965-04-24 April 24, 1965: US Sends Troops to Dominican Republic to Quell Uprising
  50. 1965-04-24 April 24, 1965-September 1966: US and Other Foreign Troops Remain in Dominican Republic