Jacobo Árbenz
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| Born | Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán 1913-09-14 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala |
| Died | 1971-01-27 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Victim of | assassination |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Alma mater | Politecnic School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Children | Arabella, Leonora, Jacobo Árbenz Jr. |
| Spouse | Maria Cristina Villanova |
| Party | Revolutionary Action Party |
Democratically elected President of Guatemala whom the CIA assassinated due to his land redistribution policy | |
Jacobo Árbenz
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.
