Who was the Guatemalan president overthrown in the 1954 coup?

Jacobo Árbenz was the Guatemalan president overthrown in the 1954 coup.

Árbenz won Guatemala’s presidential election in 1950 and took office in 1951. His government pursued an ambitious program of modernization and agrarian reform, including the redistribution of unused land held by large estates. The policy threatened powerful domestic landowners and the interests of the United Fruit Company, which owned extensive land and infrastructure in Guatemala.

The United States government increasingly portrayed Árbenz’s administration as a communist threat. In 1954, the CIA supported Operation PBSUCCESS, a covert campaign involving psychological warfare, diplomatic pressure, and assistance to forces led by Carlos Castillo Armas. Facing military pressure and weakening support within the army, Árbenz resigned on June 27, 1954.

Carlos Castillo Armas was not the president who was overthrown; he was the rebel leader who later became Guatemala’s ruler. Anastasio Somoza was Nicaragua’s leader, while Manuel Noriega ruled Panama. The correct president is Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán.