Jacobo Guzman Arbenz was a soldier, nationalist politician and president of this country:
Jacobo Guzman Arbenz was a soldier, nationalist politician and president of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954. Born in 1913 the son of a Swiss pharmacist who emigrated to Guatemala, Arbenz joined a group of army officers that overthrew dictator Jorge Ubico in 1944. Arbenz became president with the support of army and leftists, including the Communist Party. His radical policies?especially regarding expropriation of portions of the United Fruit Company holdings?led to a U.S. backed coup in 1954 and his fleeing to Mexico. Arbenz died in 1971 in Mexico City.
