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Assassination of Alexander I and Louis Barthou on October 9, 1934, Marseilles, France. Executed body of Abd al-Karim Qasim on February 9, 1963, Baghdad, Iraq. Executed body of Ngô Đình Diệm on November 2, 1963, Saigon, South Vietnam. Assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas, United States.
The plotters ousted President Makarios III and replaced him with pro-Enosis (Greek irridentist) nationalist Nikos Sampson as dictator. The Sampson regime was described as a puppet state, whose ultimate aim was the annexation of the island by Greece [92] [93] Dương Văn Minh South Vietnam: President North Vietnam: 30 April 1975 Fall of Saigon
1988. The U.S. military provided aid and support to Saddam Hussein 's troops at the request of the then U.S. government. [1] Pol Pot. Khmer Rouge. Prime Minister of Cambodia. United States. 1978–1989. United States President Jimmy Carter supported and aided the Khmer Rouge for half of his term, Ronald Reagan replaced Jimmy Carter throughout ...
Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam. One of the perpetrators of the 1998 United States embassy bombings. 2009-01-01. Pakistan. Kenya. Drone strike. [6] Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan. One of the perpetrators of the 1998 United States embassy bombings.
The US government supported the 1971 coup led by General Hugo Banzer that toppled President Juan José Torres of Bolivia. [9] Torres had displeased Washington by convening an "Asamblea del Pueblo" (Assembly of the People), in which representatives of specific proletarian sectors of society were represented (miners, unionized teachers, students, peasants), and more generally by leading the ...
Carlos Prats, exiled Chilean general, former Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. Michael Townley. Killed by the secret service of the Pinochet dictatorship. 1975. Hipólito Acuña, National Deputy for Santa Fe Province. Montoneros. 1975. John Egan, U.S. Honorary Consul in Córdoba. Montoneros.
1971 Ugandan coup d'état: A military coup led by General Idi Amin overthrew the government of President Milton Obote while he was abroad, and installed Amin as dictator. Thailand: Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn launched a self-coup against his own government, dissolving parliament and appointing himself Chairman of the National Executive ...
In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars. At the onset of the 20th century, the United States shaped or installed governments in many countries around the world, including ...