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.


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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
commandedBy Lyndon B. Johnson administration
conflict Dominican Civil War
conflictType foreign military intervention
country 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 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 NERFINISHED
Honduras NERFINISHED
Nationalist faction in the Dominican Republic
Nicaragua NERFINISHED
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

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