Operation Acid Gambit

Operation Acid Gambit took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama, on 20 December 1989. It was a U.S. Delta Force operation that retrieved Kurt Muse, a rumored asset of the Central Intelligence Agency, operating in Panama who had been arrested for leading a plot with other Panamanians to overthrow the government of Panama, from the Cárcel Modelo, a notorious prison in Panama City.

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1989  Wikidata
invasion, Panama, 

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Location: 8.9711, -79.5347, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1989 Operation Acid Gambit

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1671-03-05T00:00:00Z

1670 — 1671 Henry Morgan's Panama expedition

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1671 Battle of Mata Asnillos

1989-12-20T00:00:00Z

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1989 Battle of Pacora River Bridge

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1989 Capture of Torrijos Airport

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1840	Estado Libre del Istmo		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1670	Henry Morgan's Panama expedition	Hispanic Monarchy, military expedition, sack, pirate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1671	Battle of Mata Asnillos	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Battle of Pacora River Bridge	United States, Panama, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Capture of Torrijos Airport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Operation Acid Gambit	invasion	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amador	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Clayton	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Kobbe	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortín de la Natividad	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata