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16 marzo 1951 anni - Jacobo Arbenz Guisman (1951- 1954)

Descrizione:

- elected leader of guatemala who sought to redistribute land for peasants in exchange for paying for the land from fruit companies
- companies tell u.s. that guisman is a communist and prepares cia to overthrow govt
- 1953 cia trains small guerilla army who are upset w/ land redistribution and spread propaganda against guisman as a communist
-guisman contacts ussr for support against u.s.
- u.s. navy blockades country and guerialla army attacks and guisman is overthrown by his army and a military dictatorship allied w/ u.s. installed
-latin american reaction: negative view of american imperialists/ inspires fidel castro and che guevarra as anti-americans

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Data:

16 marzo 1951 anni
Adesso
~ 74 years ago