Operation Power Pack
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Operation Power Pack was a 1965 U.S.-led military intervention in the Dominican Republic aimed at stabilizing the country during a civil war and preventing perceived communist influence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Power Pack canonical | 3 |
| Operación Power Pack | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
military intervention ⓘ |
| aim |
prevention of perceived communist influence
ⓘ
protection of U.S. citizens ⓘ stabilization of the Dominican Republic government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965) ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| capital |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Santo Domingo
|
| commandedBy |
Johnson administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Lyndon B. Johnson administration
|
| conflict | Dominican Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | foreign military intervention ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
U.S. government as necessary to prevent a communist takeover
ⓘ
critics as an example of U.S. interventionism in Latin America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Dominican Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Civil War of 1965
overthrow of Juan Bosch in 1963 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
civilian casualties in the Dominican Republic
ⓘ
long-term political dominance of Joaquín Balaguer ⓘ strengthening of U.S. influence in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasPart |
82nd Airborne Division deployment
ⓘ
U.S. Marine Corps deployment ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Constitutionalist forces
ⓘ
sectors of Dominican left ⓘ some Latin American governments ⓘ |
| participant |
Brazil
ⓘ
Constitutionalist faction in the Dominican Republic ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Nationalist faction in the Dominican Republic ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Organization of American States ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
ⓘ
United States interventions in Latin America ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| result |
election of Joaquín Balaguer in 1966
ⓘ
establishment of an interim government in the Dominican Republic ⓘ occupation of Santo Domingo by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965-04-28 ⓘ |
| troopStrength | over 20,000 U.S. troops ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Operación Power Pack