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In Guatemala, did the United States helped stage a coup in order to overthrow a Communist leader?

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The U.S helped to remove Guatemala’s elected president in the 1950s as the Cold War heated up. This was part of its effort in the containing communism. To maintain its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. removed Jacobo Arbenz because he was considered communist


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