Carlos Castillo Armas

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Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who became president after the U.S.-backed 1954 coup, leading a staunchly anti-communist regime.

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Carlos Castillo Armas canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of Guatemala
head of state
human
military officer
politician
cameToPowerThrough U.S.-backed coup d’état
causeOfDeath assassination
conflict Guatemalan Civil–military tensions of the 1950s NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Guatemala NERFINISHED
era Cold War
ethnicGroup Ladino Guatemalan
familyName Castillo Armas NERFINISHED
givenName Carlos NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentOf Guatemala NERFINISHED
ideology anti-communism
right-wing politics
implementedPolicy ban on communist party in Guatemala
reversal of agrarian reforms of Jacobo Árbenz
suppression of leftist parties and organizations
influencedBy U.S. Cold War foreign policy
United Fruit Company interests
mannerOfDeath homicide
militaryRank colonel
notableFor being installed after a U.S.-backed coup in 1954
leading a staunchly anti-communist regime in Guatemala
notableWork leadership of the 1954 Guatemalan coup regime
officeContested presidency of Guatemala
opposed Jacobo Árbenz NERFINISHED
opposedIdeology communism
participatedIn 1954 Guatemalan coup d’état NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Guatemala City NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment anti-Soviet
pro-United States
positionHeld President of Guatemala
head of the military junta of Guatemala
regionGoverned Central America NERFINISHED
replaced Jacobo Árbenz NERFINISHED
residence Guatemala City NERFINISHED
restored power of conservative landowning elites in Guatemala
restricted civil liberties of political opponents
sexOrGender male
significantEvent overthrow of Jacobo Árbenz in 1954
supportedBy Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
targeted suspected communists in Guatemala

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1954 Guatemalan coup d’état keyFigure Carlos Castillo Armas
Jacobo Árbenz succeededBy Carlos Castillo Armas
Jacobo Árbenz opponent Carlos Castillo Armas