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{{person | {{person | ||
| − | | | + | |constitutes=soldier, politician |
| − | | | + | |victim_of=assassination |
| − | | | + | |nationality=Guatemalan |
| + | |description=A democratically elected [[President of Guatemala]] whom the CIA liquidated due to his land redistribution policy | ||
| + | |image=Jacobo Árbenz.jpg | ||
| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobo_%C3%81rbenz | ||
| + | |spartacus=http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKarbenz.htm | ||
| + | |spouses=Maria Cristina Villanova | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Politecnic School | ||
| + | |website=http://www.guatemalaspring.org/ | ||
| + | |birth_date=1913-09-14 | ||
| + | |birth_name=Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán | ||
| + | |birth_place=Quetzaltenango, Guatemala | ||
| + | |death_date=1971-01-27 | ||
| + | |death_place=Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| + | |religion=Roman Catholic | ||
| + | |political_parties=Revolutionary Action Party | ||
| + | |children=Arabella, Leonora Jacobo Arbenz, Jr. | ||
| + | |employment={{job | ||
| + | |title=President of Guatemala | ||
| + | |start=March 15, 1951 | ||
| + | |end=June 27, 1954 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Minister of National Defense of Guatemala | ||
| + | |start=March 15, 1945 | ||
| + | |end=March 15, 1951 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | He was democratically elected as [[President of Guatemala]] and initiated a programme of land reform. Since this would be an upset to the [[United Fruit Company]], they used the [[CIA]] to organize the [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état]]. Árbenz, fearing widespread fighting a nd loss of life, capitulated to the [[coup]] leaders and was exiled. | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| − | He was scalded to death in a bathtub while in Mexico, still exiled from [[Guatemala]]. | + | He was scalded to death in a bathtub while in Mexico, still exiled from [[Guatemala]]. This was ruled a [[suicide]]. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 14 December 2019
 Jacobo Árbenz      (soldier, politician) | |
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| Born | Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán 1913-09-14 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
| Died | 1971-01-27 (Age 57) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Alma mater | Politecnic School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Children | • Arabella • Leonora Jacobo Arbenz • Jr. |
| Spouse | Maria Cristina Villanova |
| Victim of | assassination |
| Interest of | J. C. King |
| Party | Revolutionary Action Party |
A democratically elected President of Guatemala whom the CIA liquidated due to his land redistribution policy
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Career
He was democratically elected as President of Guatemala and initiated a programme of land reform. Since this would be an upset to the United Fruit Company, they used the CIA to organize the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état. Árbenz, fearing widespread fighting a nd loss of life, capitulated to the coup leaders and was exiled.
Death
He was scalded to death in a bathtub while in Mexico, still exiled from Guatemala. This was ruled a suicide.
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