The National Anti-Communist Front (Frente Anti-Communista Nacional) was a coalition of the anti-communist parties and groups (of ten or more) that supported Carlos Castillo Armas

Carlos Castillo Armas

Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan Colonel who came to power in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1954. He held the title of President of Guatemala from July 8, 1954 until his assassination in 1957.-The coup:...

. Its program envisioned economic and social reforms for the development of Guatemala

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...

 and the elimination of communist infiltration. Its members included the Anti-Communist Unification Party (PUA), Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West

Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West

Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West , PIACO.Guatemalan right-wing party, founded in 1953. The leading anti-Communist party in the Western part of Guatemala. Leader: Inez Nuño. PIACO fought against the government of Arbenz. After the coup in 1954 supported the government Carlos Castillo Armas...

 (PIACO), Anti-Сommunist University Students Committee

Anti-Сommunist University Students Committee

Anti-Сommunist University Students Committee , . Right, anti-communist organization in Guatemala, which had been active since late 1953....

 (CEUA), Comités como el Cívico Independiente, Obrero Anticomunista, Femenino Anticomunista, de Locatarias, Asociación Juvenil Anticomunista, among others. In 1955, most member organizations were involved in the establishment of the National Democratic Movement (MDN).