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Guatemala 50 years after Arbenz coup divides nation
Guatemalans remain split over PB Success 1954 overthrow of President Arbenz, a CIA operation that reshaped the country. Supporters call it liberation from a communist threat, while critics say it ended a period of independence, leading to decades of military rule and civil war. Historian Ruben Lopez notes lasting polarization.
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Guatemala City
Jacobo Arbenz
Guatemala
Bauer
Associated Press
Lionel Sisniega Otero
Arbenz
Cuba
America
United States
U.S
Americas
Jorge Lujan
Guatemala Valley University
CIA
PB Success
Honduras
Liberation Radio
Carlos Castillo Armas
Sisniega
Castillo Armas
United Fruit Company
Juan Jose Arevalo
Jorge Ubico
Arevalo
Ubico