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Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a CIA-financed and -trained group of 1,400 Cuban refugees land in Cuba and attempt to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro. -
Dominican Republic Overthrow
The CIA assassinates Rafael Trujillo beacause his business interests grew so large, that they were interfering with American business interests. -
Joao Goulart Overthrown
On this date, the CIA overthrows the democratically elected government of Joao Goulart in Brazil. His dictatorship wouls cuse him to torture any of his people who he suspected of supporting Communism. -
Sukarno Overthrown
On this date, the CIA overthrows Indonesian leader Sukarno. The United States was trying to stop Sukarno since 1957, but have failed. The reason for overthrowing him was because he tortured between 500,000 and 1 million people who he suspected of supporting communism. -
CIA Creates Dictator
The CIA appoints Mobutu Sese Seko as dictator. During his reign in the Congo the enitre nation hates him for never helping the billions of poor that were in his country. -
Operation PHOENIX
The CIA helps South Vietnamese agents identify and then murder alleged Viet Cong leaders operating in South Vietnamese villages. According to a 1971 congressional report, this operation killed about 20,000 Viet Cong members. -
Government Overthrow in Greece
A CIA-backed military coup overthrows the government two days before the election in Greece. -
Operaton CHAOS
The CIA has been illegally spying on American citizens since 1959. CIA agents go undercover as students to spy on and disrupt campus organizations protesting the Vietnam War. CHAOS will eventually spy on 7,000 individuals and 1,000 organizations. -
CIA in Watergate
President Nixon sends in a team of burglars to wiretap Democratic offices at Watergate. Many of the team members have past CIA involvement. -
Secrets in Cambodia
Congress votes to cut off CIA funds for its secret war in Cambodia. -
Overthrown and Assassanitated
The CIA overthrows and assassinates Salvador Allende, Latin America's first democratically elected socialist leader. The problems begin when Allende nationalizes American-owned firms in Chile. -
CIA Teaches Bombers
In Lebanon, the CIA Trains Phalangists on how to bomb civilians, causing many deaths in the country. -
Iran/ Contra Begins
The CIA begins selling arms to Iran at high prices, using the profits to arm the Contras fighting the Sandinista government in Nicaragua -
Torture in Honduras
The CIA gives Honduran military officers the Human Resource Exploitation Training Manual - 1983, which teaches how to torture people, causing at least 184 deaths. -
Panama Overthrow
The U.S. invades Panama to overthrow a dictator of its own making, General Manuel Noriega. Noreiga has been transporting drugs with the CIA's knowledge since 1972. -
CIA Tracks Bin-Laden
In January 1996, the CIA created an experimental "virtual station," the Bin Laden Issue Station, under the Counterterrorist Center, to track Bin Laden's developing activities
