What the records say
- When
- 4 Aug 1912
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 13.00° N, 85.00° W
- Description
- United States occupation of Nicaragua: U.S. Marines land from the USS Annapolis in Nicaragua, to support the conservative government at its request.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, United States occupation of Nicaragua.
Summary
United States occupation of Nicaragua: U.S. Marines land from the USS Annapolis in Nicaragua, to support the conservative government at its request
United States occupation of Nicaragua
1912–1933 occupation as part of the Banana Wars
The United States occupation of Nicaragua from August 4, 1912, to January 2, 1933, was part of the Banana Wars, when the U.S. military invaded various Latin American countries from 1898 to 1934. The formal occupation began on August 4, 1912, even though there were various other assaults by the United States in Nicaragua throughout this period.
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