Key U.S. Interventions in Latin America

The United States, which announced on Saturday that it had launched a “large-scale attack” against Venezuela, has a long history of military interventions and support for dictatorships in Latin America.

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05 Jan 2026 — Lecture : 3 min.
Key U.S. Interventions in Latin America

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The United States, which announced on Saturday that it had launched a “large-scale attack” against Venezuela, has a long history of military interventions and support for dictatorships in Latin America.

On several occasions, the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, followed by his successor Nicolás Maduro, accused Washington of backing coup attempts, including the one that removed Hugo Chávez from power for two days in 2002.

Below are the main U.S. interventions in Latin America since th

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