Daily Quiz | On U.S.-Venezuela altercations

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This place in Hispanic refers to the queen triggerfish that populates the coral reefs in the area and is not far away from a place named after a pirate Gilberto Giron. It was also the place where the U.S. launched a failed operation in Cuba to take out Fidel Castro’s regime. Name it.

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The CIA driven Operation Ajax was a codename for a coup in a country whose democratically elected leader wanted to nationalise his country’s oil reserves. Following the coup, a monarch was restored and who lost power in a revolution in 1979. Name the country, the leader who was deposed, and the monarch who was restored.

Answer : Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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While September 11 will forever be associated with the terrorist acts that took down the World Trade Centre in New York, the date also reminds of a coup that happened in South America, 28 years prior to the WTC attacks. This coup was supported by the CIA and led to a brutal dictatorship coming to power in that country. Name the leader who died in the coup and the country.

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Named after a biblical judge who defeated a vast army with just 300 men, this 2020 operation involved former U.S. Green Berets and fishing boats attempting a regime change. The mercenaries were quickly captured near Macuto. Which country was targeted? Name the leader and the operation.

Answer : Venezuela, targeting Nicolas Maduro. Operation Gideon

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On February 5, 2003, which U.S. government official made a speech, based on a presentation at the U.N. Security Council, claiming that Iraq possessed “Weapons of Mass Destruction”, claims that were proven to be fabricated in order to justify an illegal invasion of the country.