Operation Just Cause

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United States invasion of Panama military operation

Operation Just Cause was the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama aimed at deposing military leader Manuel Noriega and securing American strategic interests in the region.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Operation Just Cause canonical 45
United States invasion of Panama 11
1989 United States invasion of Panama 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States invasion of Panama ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aimedAt deposing Manuel Noriega ⓘ
belligerent Panamanian Defense Forces ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
casualties U.S. military killed and wounded ⓘ
civilianCasualties hundreds of Panamanian civilians killed or wounded ⓘ
codename Operation Just Cause self-link ⓘ
commander Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) ⓘ
surface form: Colin Powell

George H. W. Bush ⓘ
Manuel Noriega ⓘ
Maxwell R. Thurman ⓘ
conflict Operation Just Cause self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: United States invasion of Panama
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endTime 1990-01-31 ⓘ
followedBy Operation Promote Liberty ⓘ
hasPart Operation Just Cause self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: invasion of Panama
justification alleged threats to U.S. nationals ⓘ
combatting drug trafficking ⓘ
defense of democracy in Panama ⓘ
legalStatus controversial under international law ⓘ
location Colón ⓘ
Panama ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
Rio Hato ⓘ
Torrijos–Tocumen Airport ⓘ
notableEvent Noriega seeking refuge in the Vatican embassy in Panama City ⓘ
capture of Manuel Noriega ⓘ
objective defending the Panama Canal treaties ⓘ
protecting U.S. citizens in Panama ⓘ
securing American strategic interests in Panama ⓘ
opponent Panama ⓘ
partOf Cold War ⓘ
precededBy U.S. sanctions on Panama ⓘ
result U.S. victory ⓘ
installation of Guillermo Endara as president of Panama ⓘ
overthrow of Manuel Noriega ⓘ
startTime 1989-12-20 ⓘ
target Comandancia in Panama City ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
surface form: Panamanian Defense Forces headquarters

Rio Hato airfield ⓘ
timePeriod December 1989 ⓘ
January 1990 ⓘ
usedUnit United States Army Rangers ⓘ
surface form: 75th Ranger Regiment

7th Infantry Division (Light) ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 82nd Airborne Division

United States Air Force ⓘ
surface form: US Air Force

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form: US Marine Corps

Navy SEALs ⓘ
surface form: US Navy SEALs

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United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama invasion
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Operation Just Cause → hasPart → Operation Just Cause self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: invasion of Panama
Operation Just Cause → conflict → Operation Just Cause self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Operation Just Cause → codename → Operation Just Cause self-link ⓘ
Rangers → notableConflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
1st Ranger Battalion → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
2nd Ranger Battalion → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
3rd Ranger Battalion → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) → conflictParticipatedIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject surface form: Colin Powell
this entity surface form: Invasion of Panama
Navy SEALs → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Panama
Night Stalkers → conflictParticipatedIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
160th SOAR → conflictParticipation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
XVIII Airborne Corps → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
All American Division → participatedIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Manuel Noriega → reasonForEndOfPosition → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Manuel Noriega → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Manuel Noriega → surrenderedTo → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States forces in Panama
Panamanian Defense Forces → significantEvent → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1989 United States invasion of Panama
Panamanian Defense Forces → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Panamanian Defense Forces → dissolvedFollowing → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Panamanian Defense Forces → dissolvedFollowing → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Comandancia in Panama City → event → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1989 United States invasion of Panama
Comandancia in Panama City → wasLargelyDestroyedDuring → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1989 United States invasion of Panama
Comandancia in Panama City → relatedEvent → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Rio Hato airfield → wasObjectiveIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Rio Hato airfield → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Rio Hato airfield → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Operation Promote Liberty → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Operation Promote Liberty → follows → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Operation Promote Liberty → precededBy → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (Light) → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
7th Infantry Division (Light) → participatedIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Rio Hato → wasTargetIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
Rio Hato → wasTargetIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Rio Hato → wasTargetIn → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject surface form: Rio Hato airfield
7th Infantry Division (United States) → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panama campaign (Operation Just Cause)
Battle Dress Uniform → usedInConflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Banana Wars → hasPart → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States intervention in Panama
Maxwell R. Thurman → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States invasion of Panama
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta → notableOperation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
75th Ranger Regiment → engagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
CAG → notableOperation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Ranger Battalion
1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions → notableEngagement → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject surface form: 2nd Ranger Battalion
1st SFOD-D → notableOperation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
America’s Contingency Corps → conflictParticipation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
subject surface form: XVIII Airborne Corps
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division → conflict → Operation Just Cause ⓘ
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division → notableOperation → Operation Just Cause ⓘ