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1949: CIA Coup in Syria
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After "suggesting to [Za'im] the idea of a coup d'etat, advis[ing] him how to go about it, and guid[ing] him through the intricate preparations in laying the groundwork for it", Husni al-Za'im carries out a coup d'etat in Syria

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1964: Secretary of State Dean Rusk Warns Britain that US "will go ahead on our own in the covert field" in Zanzibar
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"that, if we cannot get their co- operation and they will not take a lead, we will go ahead on our own in the covert field on the problem of Zanzibar "

Source: Amrit Wilson, "Revolution and the 'Foreign Hand' in Tanzania", Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 24, No. 19 (May 13, 1989), pp. 1031-1033
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1979: Idi Amin Flees to US Ally Saudi Arabia
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Ugandan dictator Idi Amin flees after invasion by Tanzania, ending up in US-funded Saudi Arabian palace where he lived in luxury until 2003

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1981: US-Trained Military Dictator Seizes Power in Argentina
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US-trained Argentine military officer Roberto Eduardo Viola is appointed leader of Argentina by the ruling US-backed military junta

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