The 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala

 

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Castillo's rebels at the Church 
of the Black Christ, Esquipulas.
Gasoline depot bombed by 
CIA rebel air force.
Rebel troops advance 
on Guatemala City.

 
Colonel Castillo Armas enters Esquipulas with supporters.

 

CIA agent Enno Hobbing and U.S. Ambassador
John Peurifoy.
Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas speaks from the National Palace.

 
Carlos Castillo Armas
with the presidential sash.