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|victim_of=assassination
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|nationality=Guatemalan
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|description=A democratically elected [[President of Guatemala]] whom the CIA liquidated due to his land redistribution policy
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|image=Jacobo Árbenz.jpg
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobo_%C3%81rbenz
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|spouses=Maria Cristina Villanova
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|alma_mater=Politecnic School
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|website=http://www.guatemalaspring.org/
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|birth_date=1913-09-14
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|birth_name=Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán
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|birth_place=Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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|death_date=1971-01-27
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|death_place=Mexico City, Mexico
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|religion=Roman Catholic
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|political_parties=Revolutionary Action Party
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|children=Arabella, Leonora Jacobo Arbenz, Jr.
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|employment={{job
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|title=President of Guatemala
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|start=March 15, 1951
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|end=June 27, 1954
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|title=Minister of National Defense of Guatemala
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|start=March 15, 1945
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|end=March 15, 1951
 
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==Career==
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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]].
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He was scalded to death in a bathtub while in Mexico, still exiled from [[Guatemala]]. This was ruled a [[suicide]].
 
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 14 December 2019

Person.png Jacobo Árbenz   Spartacus WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(soldier, politician)
Jacobo Árbenz.jpg
BornJacobo Árbenz Guzmán
1913-09-14
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died1971-01-27 (Age 57)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityGuatemalan
Alma materPolitecnic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
Children • Arabella
• Leonora Jacobo Arbenz
• Jr.
SpouseMaria Cristina Villanova
Victim ofassassination
Interest ofJ. C. King
PartyRevolutionary Action Party
A democratically elected President of Guatemala whom the CIA liquidated due to his land redistribution policy

Employment.png President of Guatemala Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
March 15, 1951 - June 27, 1954

Employment.png Minister of National Defense of Guatemala

In office
March 15, 1945 - 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.

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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