Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán

Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán (September 14, 1913 – January 27, 1971) was president of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954, when he was ousted in a coup d'état organized by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, known as Operation PBSUCCESS, and was replaced by a military junta headed by Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas.

See also

• History of Guatemala
• Decree 900

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Preceded by:

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Juan José Arévalo Bermejo

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Presidents of Guatemala

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Succeeded by: Carlos Enrique Díaz de León

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