Operation Golden Pheasant
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Operation Golden Pheasant was a 1988 U.S. military deployment to Honduras intended to deter Nicaraguan Sandinista forces and demonstrate American support for the region during the Cold War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Golden Pheasant canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
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military operation ⓘ |
| alliedCountry | Honduras ⓘ |
| alliedForce | Honduran Armed Forces ⓘ |
| category |
1988 in military history
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Cold War military operations ⓘ Honduran Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Military history of Honduras
Military operations involving the United States ⓘ |
| conflict |
Central American crisis
ⓘ
Contra War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deployedTo | Honduras ⓘ |
| follows | earlier U.S. military exercises in Honduras ⓘ |
| hasEffect | reinforced U.S.–Honduras military cooperation ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
demonstrate American support for Honduras
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deter Nicaraguan Sandinista forces ⓘ reassure Central American allies ⓘ |
| isPartOfDoctrine | Reagan Doctrine ⓘ |
| location | Honduras ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| militaryCapabilityShown |
airlift of troops to Honduras
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joint Army–Marine deployment ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Central America ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation |
rapid deployment
ⓘ
show of force ⓘ |
| opponent | Sandinista National Liberation Front ⓘ |
| opponentCountry | Nicaragua ⓘ |
| participant |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States interventions in Latin America
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surface form:
United States involvement in the Contra War
|
| politicalContext | U.S. policy of containing leftist movements in Latin America ⓘ |
| reasonForDeployment |
border tensions between Honduras and Nicaragua
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incursions by Sandinista forces into Honduran territory ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| result |
demonstrated U.S. rapid deployment capability
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withdrawal of U.S. forces after short deployment ⓘ |
| startTime | 1988 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
signal U.S. commitment to regional security
ⓘ
support Contra forces indirectly ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Reagan administration ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | non-combat deployment ⓘ |
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