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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. |
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| Colonel Castillo Armas enters Esquipulas
with supporters.
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CIA agent Enno Hobbing and U.S. Ambassador
John Peurifoy. |
Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas speaks from the National Palace. |
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| Carlos Castillo Armas
with the presidential sash. |