Juan Jacobo Árbenz
Juan Jacobo Árbenz was a Guatemalan politician and military officer who served as the President of Guatemala from 1951 until he was overthrown in a CIA-backed coup in 1954. His administration is known for implementing significant agrarian reforms aimed at redistributing land to the poor, which threatened the interests of the United Fruit Company, an American multinational corporation. Árbenz's progressive policies and the subsequent U.S. intervention marked a pivotal moment in Cold War-era Latin American politics, as it illustrated the extent of American influence in the region and the lengths to which it would go to protect its economic interests.
Born on Sep 14, 1913 (112 years old)
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Juan Jacobo Árbenz was mentioned as a president overthrown with CIA involvement.
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