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Why did the 1954 coup in Guatemala happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account's causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
18–27 Jun 1954
Why did the 1954 coup in Guatemala happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
17 Jun 1952
According to Bitter Fruit. 17 Jun 1952: The 1954 coup in Guatemala, caused by Guatemala’s agrarian reform, 1952.
The authors’ reading. The CIA’s own historian answers that United Fruit “played only a contributing role in shaping policy.”
1947–1991
According to Operation PBSUCCESS: The United States and Guatemala, 1952–1954. 1947–1991: The 1954 coup in Guatemala, caused by the Cold War.
The CIA historian’s own conclusion; the CIA says the views in its histories are the author’s.
1947–1991
According to the United States government. 1947–1991: The 1954 coup in Guatemala, caused by the Cold War.
The State Department historians’ summary of how Washington saw it: the aim was to free the hemisphere from perceived Soviet-inspired communism.
Named in 2 of the 3 accounts recorded here: the Cold War.
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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Pictures, from Wikimedia Commons: Cold War, U.S. Army photo Photo Credit: USAMHI, Public domain.
