Operation PBSUCCESS
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Operation PBSUCCESS was the covert CIA operation that orchestrated the 1954 overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected president Jacobo Árbenz, marking a pivotal Cold War intervention in Latin America.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Intelligence Agency operation
ⓘ
covert operation ⓘ regime change operation ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codeName | PBSUCCESS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
beginning of decades-long internal conflict in Guatemala
ⓘ
human rights abuses in subsequent Guatemalan regimes ⓘ reversal of land reform in Guatemala ⓘ strengthening of U.S. interventionism in Latin America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culminationDate | 1954-06-27 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| executedBy | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| installedLeader | Carlos Castillo Armas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Guatemalan military
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Embassy in Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ United Fruit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
diplomatic pressure
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economic pressure ⓘ paramilitary invasion ⓘ propaganda campaign ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Allen Dulles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Foster Dulles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Guatemalan leftist parties
ⓘ
Jacobo Árbenz supporters ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Operation PBFORTUNE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason |
United Fruit Company interests in Guatemala
ⓘ
United States anti-communist policy in Latin America ⓘ perceived communist influence in Guatemala ⓘ |
| result |
Guatemalan coup d’état of 1954
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
installation of a military government in Guatemala ⓘ overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz ⓘ |
| startDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| supportedActor | Carlos Castillo Armas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
United States Department of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target |
Jacobo Árbenz government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetCountry | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used |
aircraft for intimidation bombing
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covert funding of opposition groups ⓘ radio broadcasts ⓘ |
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