A timeline of CIA operations in Latin America

Over the past two centuries, the United States has repeatedly carried out military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Starting in the late 1800s, all the way into the early 20th century, the US conducted the Banana Wars, a series of military interventions in Central America, to protect the interests of US corporations in the region.

In 1934, under President Franklin D Roosevelt, the US introduced the “Good Neighbor Policy”, pledging not to invade or occupy Latin American countries or interfere in their internal affairs. However, during the Cold War, the US financed several operations aimed at overthrowing elected left-wing leaders in the region.

Many of these operations have been coordinated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which was founded in 1947.

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