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U.S. Covert Operations: From Guatemala to Panama

1/7/2026

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  • The CIA orchestrated a coup in Guatemala in 1954 against President Jacobo Arbenz.
  • The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro and failed.
  • In the late 1970s and 1980s, the United States supported regimes and rebel groups in Nicaragua and El Salvador, causing significant casualties.
  • The 1983 invasion of Grenada and the 1989 overthrow of Manuel Noriega in Panama illustrate U.S. military actions in the region.