@afaftnd@AJEnglish In 1954, the United States orchestrated the CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s elected president Jacobo Árbenz through Operation PBSUCCESS. Driven by Cold War fears and U.S. corporate interests, the coup triggered decades of repression and civil conflict.
@EricLeeGreen1 @AJEnglish In 1954, the United States orchestrated the CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s elected president Jacobo Árbenz through Operation PBSUCCESS. Driven by Cold War fears and U.S. corporate interests, the coup triggered decades of repression and civil conflict.