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John Stockwell (CIA officer)

American activist and former CIA officer

John R. Stockwell
Born	1937 (age 87–88) Angleton, Texas, U.S.
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Known for	criticism of US foreign policy

John R. Stockwell (born 1937) is an American former CIA officer who became a critic of United States government policies after serving seven tours of duty over thirteen years. Having managed American involvement in the Angolan Civil War as Chief of the Angola Task Force during its 1975 covert operations, he resigned and wrote In Search of Enemies.

Early years

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Born in Angleton, Texas, Stockwell's Presbyterian father moved the family to the Belgian Congo when he was posted there to provide engineering assistance.^[1] Stockwell attended school in Lubondai before studying in the Plan II Honors program at the University of Texas.

CIA career

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After serving three years in the United States Marine Corps Stockwell joined the CIA in 1964. He served as a case officer through three wars: the Congo Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Angolan War of Independence.^{[citation needed]} Stockwell spent six years in Africa, Chief of Base in the Katanga during the Bob Denard invasion in 1968, then Chief of Station in Bujumbura, Burund

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