Operation Gideon (2020) - Wikipedia The plan executed from 3 to 4 May 2020 was for expatriate Venezuelan former military personnel living in Colombia to enter the country by boat at Macuto, take control of an airfield, capture Maduro and other high-level figures in his administration, and expel them from the country
Inside Operation Gideon, a Coup Gone Very Wrong - Rolling Stone Why did three American ex-Special Forces soldiers try to overthrow the Venezuelan government? T he two Americans left late on May 2nd, 2020, well after dark had fallen on an arid beach near
The “ridiculous” failed coup attempt in Venezuela, explained Beginning on May 1, nearly 60 Venezuelans and two former US Green Berets tried to enter the northern tip of Venezuela in two fishing boats, armed with far fewer weapons than desired The plot was
Bay of Piglets: A bizarre plot to capture a president - BBC Operation Gideon is a staggering tale of hubris, incompetence and treachery Eight men were killed by Venezuela's armed forces off the coastal town of Macuto Dozens of others were captured
Operation Gideon - Failed Coup Detat in Venezuela | SOF News In early May 2020 a small group of approximately 60 men attempted to infiltrate Venezuela and stage a coup d’état The former Venezuela military men were assisted by at least three former U S Army Special Forces Green Berets
Venezuela dictatorship imposes up to 30 year sentences for alleged . . . The 29 convicted individuals were identified as participants in the so-called “Operation Gideon,” an alleged plot led by former soldiers who in 2020 tried to depose Maduro through a planned incursion from outside the country
An Incursion Into Venezuela, Straight Out of Hollywood On Sunday, a group of self-declared freedom fighters set sail from Colombia to Venezuela on an apparent mission hatched by Mr Goudreau to overthrow the Venezuelan government The operation
Venezuela: Operation Gideon Participants Handed 21- and 30-Year . . . Operation Gideon meant to kidnap high-ranking officials and overthrow the Venezuelan government (EFE) Caracas, May 25, 2024 (venezuelanalysis com) – A Venezuelan court has sentenced 29 people for participation in a 2020 paramilitary coup attempt
An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at . . . The raid, dubbed “Operation Gideon,” ended up delivering a PR coup for Maduro, who has long accused the U S of covert actions to destabilize his rule, and became widely ridiculed as the “Bay of Piglets,” in reference to the 1961 Cuban fiasco