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Central Intelligence Agency operations
JMWAVEIn 1961, a secret United States covert operations station opened its doors in Building 25 at the former Naval Air Station Richmond.
1954 Guatemalan coup d'étatIn 1823, U.S. President James Monroe declared that the Western Hemisphere was off-limits to European colonization. This policy aimed to protect American…
Bay of Pigs InvasionOn the 20th of May 1902, a new independent government proclaimed the foundation of the Republic of Cuba. U.S. military governor Leonard Wood handed over…
ContrasIn July 1979, the FSLN took control of the capital Managua after weeks of heavy fighting. The president at the time, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, fled the…
Operation MongooseOn the 30th of November 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed a formal order authorizing the Cuban Project. This document gave the Central Intelligence…
1953 Iranian coup d'étatOn the 19th of August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.