Today, 60 years ago, on April 30, 1965 (March 29, 1965), a coup d'état in Dominica was overthrown. The internal struggle in Latin America and the Caribbean has been seen as a direct threat to U.S. national security On April 30, 1965, President Donald-Rid-Kabral of the Dominican Republic was overthrown. A new military interim government controlled the regime. It isly calling on the United States to support against left-wing insurgents. President Johnson promised immediately that 2,500 soldiers from 1,000 naval troops and 82 airborne troops drove immediately to the Caribbean island during the war. Their mission was to protect U.S. citizens and property and prevent the Communist Party from taking over. The U.S. troops arrived under the attack of Prime Minister Barroso Castro. Hundreds of people have died