"Cold War shadows fall across Latin America as US-backed coups shatter democracies, spark brutal dictatorships, covert operations and revolutionary resistance. Episode 1: Coups examines how 1960s Latin America experienced military coups in the shadow of the Cold War strategy of the United States. It describes the Brazilian military's 1964 overthrow of President Joao Goulart, driven by American fears of agrarian reform and another Cuba, which forced activists like Jean Marc von der Weid into exile."
"This triggered Operation Condor in 1975, a coordinated campaign of political repression by regional right-wing dictatorships that assassinated Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier in Washington, DC, in 1976. Meanwhile, Panama's populist leader Omar Torrijos waged a diplomatic battle to reclaim the Panama Canal from US control after decades of tension. The episode concludes with Nicaragua's Sandinistas overthrowing the Somoza family dictatorship through armed resistance, fuelled by regional alliances and clandestine aid networks."
Cold War geopolitics in the 1960s prompted US support for military coups across Latin America, producing dictatorships, covert operations and revolutionary resistance. The Brazilian military overthrew President Joao Goulart in 1964 amid US fears of agrarian reform and Cuban-style influence, forcing activists into exile. In Chile, Salvador Allende faced economic blockades before Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup established a brutal regime that helped trigger Operation Condor in 1975, a coordinated campaign of regional repression culminating in Orlando Letelier's 1976 assassination. Panama's Omar Torrijos pursued diplomatic efforts to reclaim the Panama Canal. Nicaragua's Sandinistas toppled the Somoza dynasty through armed resistance. US overt and covert interventions fuelled political change, repression and prolonged internal conflicts across the region.
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