Jacobo Árbenz

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Jacobo Árbenz was a Guatemalan military officer and progressive president (1951–1954) whose agrarian reforms and overthrow in a CIA-backed coup made him a central figure in Cold War-era Latin American politics.

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instanceOf President of Guatemala
human
military officer
politician
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship Guatemala
conflict Guatemalan Revolution
countryOfBirth Guatemala
countryOfDeath Mexico
dateOfBirth 1913-09-14
dateOfDeath 1971-01-27
education Escuela Politécnica (Guatemalan military academy)
ethnicOrigin Swiss descent (paternal)
exiledIn Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Mexico
Switzerland
Uruguay
familyName Árbenz
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
fullName Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
givenName Juan Jacobo
historicalPeriod Cold War
ideology left-wing nationalism
progressivism
implementedPolicy agrarian reform in Guatemala
influenced Latin American leftist movements
militaryRank colonel
nationality Guatemalan
notableFor agrarian reform in Guatemala
being overthrown in a CIA-backed coup
notableWork Decree 900 agrarian reform
numberOfChildren 3
occupation politician
soldier
officeEnd 1954-06-27
officeStart 1951-03-15
opponent Carlos Castillo Armas
Central Intelligence Agency
United Fruit Company
overthrownIn 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
parent Hans Jakob Árbenz
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz

Octavia Guzmán
placeOfBirth Quetzaltenango
placeOfDeath Mexico City
positionHeld President of Guatemala
precededBy Juan José Arévalo
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Guatemala City
spouse María Vilanova
succeededBy Carlos Castillo Armas
supportedBy Guatemalan left-wing parties
wentIntoExile 1954

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Bitter Fruit aboutPerson Jacobo Árbenz
subject linked to: book "Bitter Fruit"
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état target Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état keyFigure Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala subject Jacobo Árbenz government
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
Jacobo Árbenz fullName Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
Jacobo Árbenz familyName Árbenz
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz
Jacobo Árbenz parent Hans Jakob Árbenz
linked to: Jacobo Árbenz