1981 ⟶ CIA Begins Support for Nicaraguan Contras

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) begins to support...
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✈️ CIA B-26 Shot Down in Indonesia

On a bombing mission in support of the anti-Sukarno Permesta Rebellion, a B-26 bomber supplied by the CIA is shot down in Ambon, Indonesia. The pilot, US citizen Allen Lawrence Pope is captured and imprisoned.⟶
CIA B-26 Shot Down in Indonesia (1958)
CIAIndonesiaPermesta RebellionCold WarCovert OperationsInterventionismSoutheast AsiaWarUS

🚩 Nicaraguan Revolution Begins

The Nicaraguan Revolution begins.⟶
Nicaraguan Revolution Begins (1961)
Cold WarNicaraguarevolutionCentral AmericaUS influenceLatin Americapolitical unrest

🇺🇸 Operation Cyclone Begins

the CIA begins Operation Cyclone - a program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.⟶
Operation Cyclone Begins (1980)
AfghanistanSoviet-Afghan WarCIAmujahideenSoviet Unionproxy warCold Wararms racegeopolitics

🛡️ CIA Begins Support for Nicaraguan Contras

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) begins to support anti-Sandinista Contras.⟶
CIA Begins Support for Nicaraguan Contras (1981)
CIAContraNicaraguaUS Foreign PolicyCold WarCentral AmericaInterventionCovert Operations

💸 US Suspends Economic Aid to Nicaragua

The United States suspends economic aid to Nicaragua.⟶
NicaraguaUS Foreign PolicyEconomic SanctionsCentral AmericaCold WarContraAid

🏝️ Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative

President Ronald Reagan announces the "Caribbean Basin Initiative" to prevent the overthrow of governments in the region by the forces of communism.⟶
Reagan Announces Caribbean Basin Initiative (1982)
CaribbeanUS Foreign PolicyReaganCold WarEconomicsAidCentral AmericaPolitics