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Anniversary marks start of Guatemala's 1944 October Revolution
Original: Today in Labor History October 19, 1944: A coup was launched against dictator Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the
On October 19, 1944, a coup was launched against Guatemalan dictator Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution. The uprising led to democratic elections and the presidency of Jacobo Árbenz, often described as the only sustained period of representative democracy in the country's history before it was cut short. History accounts marking labor anniversaries are recirculating the event, drawing attention to Guatemala's brief democratic experiment and its later overthrow.
Why now: The date marks the anniversary of the 1944 coup that launched the Guatemalan Revolution, being commemorated in labor history posts.
GuatemalaJuan Federico Ponce VaidesJacobo ÁrbenzGuatemalan Revolution
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- Today in Labor History October 19, 1944: A coup was launched against dictator Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution, which led to the rise of democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz, and the only years that representative democracy… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 6
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