Coups Arranged or Backed by the USA

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Year	Country	Reason Given	Actual Reason
1949	Syria	Communism	Elected government against USA political interests and pro-Palestinian.
1949	Greece	Communism	Elected government against USA political and economic interests.
1952	Cuba	None	Elected government against USA business interests.
1953	Iran	None	Elected government against USA oil interests.
1953	British Guyana	None	Access to sugar and bauxite.
1954	Guatemala	Communism	Elected government against USA business interests.
1955	South Vietnam	Communism	French backed leader replaced by USA backed leader.
1957	Haiti	Haiti is near the USA	Previous government against USA business interests.
1958	Laos	None	Pro-USA government wanted.
1959	Laos	None	Pro-USA government wanted.
1960	South Korea	Communism	Previous leader not strong enough for USA.
1960	Laos	None	Pro-USA government wanted.
1960	Ecuador	Communism	Previous government too independent in foreign policy.
1963	Dominican Republic	Business Interests	Elected government against USA business interests.
1963	South Vietnam	None	Previous leader's policies led to televised suicides.
1963	Honduras	Communism	Pro-USA government and access to resources.
1963	Guatemala	Communism	Military government was about to allow elections.
1963	Ecuador	None	Elected government too independent.
1964	Brazil	Communism	Access to resources and cheap labour.
1964	Bolivia	Communism	Previous government too independent in foreign policy.
1965	Zaire	None	Access to cobalt, copper and diamonds.
1966	Ghana	None	Previous government too independent in foreign policy.
1967	Greece	None	Military bases.
1970	Cambodia	None	Previous king against USA political interests.
1970	Bolivia	None	Country took ownership of its oil and tin.
1972	El Salvador	Communism	Elected leader against USA business interests.
1973	Chile	Communism	Elected government against USA business interests.
1975	Australia	None	Elected government had unsuitable foreign policy.
1979	South Korea	None	Pro-USA government wanted.
1980	Liberia	Democracy	Pro-USA government wanted.
1982	Chad	None	Pro-USA government wanted.
1983	Grenada	Democracy	Pro-USA government wanted.
1987	Fiji	Democracy	Previous elected government supported nuclear-free Pacific.
2002	Venezuela	None	Disagreed with foreign policy of elected government.
2004	Haiti	Fraudulent elections	Disagreed with economic policy of elected government.