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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carlos Castillo Armas canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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