Guatemalan Revolution
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The Guatemalan Revolution refers to the period in Guatemala
between the 1944 overthrow of the dictator Jorge Ubico
and the 1954 coup d'etat that removed President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
from power.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
between the 1944 overthrow of the dictator Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico y Castañeda was a Guatemalan dictator who held the title of President of Guatemala from 14 February 1931 to 4 July 1944.-Early years:...
and the 1954 coup d'etat that removed President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as Defense Minister of Guatemala from 1944–1951, and as President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954....
from power.