But the CIA has had a hand in toppling a number of other democratically elected governments from Guatemala 1954 and the Congo 1960 to the Dominican Republic 1961 South Vietnam 1963 Brazil 1964 and Chile 1973 The CIA has aimed to install leaders who appease American interests often empowering oppressive violent dictators This is only a partial list of countries where the CIA covertly attempted to exploit and manipulate sovereign nations governments 