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{{Infobox politician|name=Jacobo Árbenz|birth_date=14 September 1913|birth_place=Quetzaltenango, [[Guatemala]]|death_date=27 January 1971 (aged 57)|death_place=[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]|political_orientation=[[Social democracy]]|political_party=[[Party of the Guatemalan Revolution]]|image=Presidente Jacobo Árbenz.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Jacobo Árbenz|birth_date=14 September 1913|birth_place=Quetzaltenango, [[Guatemala]]|death_date=27 January 1971 (aged 57)|death_place=[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]|political_orientation=[[Social democracy]]|political_party=[[Party of the Guatemalan Revolution]]|image=Presidente Jacobo Árbenz.png}} | ||
'''Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán''' (14 September 1913 | '''Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán''' (14 September 1913 – 27 January 1971) was a [[Republic of Guatemala|Guatemalan]] military officer and politician who served as the [[president of Guatemala]] from 1951 to 1954. He also served as the Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1950 in the government of [[Juan José Arévalo]] and played a key role in the [[Guatemalan Revolution]] which overthrew [[United States of America|U.S.]] backed dictator [[Jorge Ubico]]. | ||
Árbenz's [[Social democracy|social democratic]] government passed reforms such as the redistribution of land to 100,000 peasants when before 2.2 percent of the landowners owned 70 percent of the arable land. This earned the ire of the [[United Fruit Company]] and its backers in the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] administration, who labelled Árbenz a [[Communism|communist]] agent of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]], despite Guatemala having no diplomatic relations with the Soviets, and overthrew him in a [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état|1954 coup]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=[[William Blum]]|year=2003|title=Killing Hope|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched|page=|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=1842773682}}</ref> | Árbenz's [[Social democracy|social democratic]] government passed reforms such as the redistribution of land to 100,000 peasants when before 2.2 percent of the landowners owned 70 percent of the arable land. This earned the ire of the [[United Fruit Company]] and its backers in the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] administration, who labelled Árbenz a [[Communism|communist]] agent of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]], despite Guatemala having no diplomatic relations with the Soviets, and overthrew him in a [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état|1954 coup]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=[[William Blum]]|year=2003|title=Killing Hope|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched|page=|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=1842773682}}</ref> | ||
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Jacobo Árbenz | |
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| Born | 14 September 1913 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
| Died | 27 January 1971 (aged 57) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political orientation | Social democracy |
| Political party | Party of the Guatemalan Revolution |
Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (14 September 1913 – 27 January 1971) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the president of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954. He also served as the Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1950 in the government of Juan José Arévalo and played a key role in the Guatemalan Revolution which overthrew U.S. backed dictator Jorge Ubico.
Árbenz's social democratic government passed reforms such as the redistribution of land to 100,000 peasants when before 2.2 percent of the landowners owned 70 percent of the arable land. This earned the ire of the United Fruit Company and its backers in the Eisenhower administration, who labelled Árbenz a communist agent of the Soviet Union, despite Guatemala having no diplomatic relations with the Soviets, and overthrew him in a 1954 coup.[1]
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- ↑ William Blum (2003). Killing Hope: 'Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched'. [PDF] London: Zed Books. ISBN 1842773682