During the twentieth century, the United States frequently v…
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During the twentieth century, the United Stаtes frequently viоlаted the sоvereignty оf Lаtin American countries in order to pursue their own economic interest. That was particularly true in Guatemala, when the country elected a leftist-leaning president, [BLANK-1]. Despite his left-leaning policies, such as an agrarian bill that led to land distribution, this Guatemalan leader was unassociated with the Soviet Bloc. Nevertheless, his election sent alarm bells ringing in the United States during the Red Scare. His policies also affected the United Fruit Company (now called Chiquita Banana). The company had a 99-year lease in Guatemala but had been intentionally undervaluing the land in order to avoid paying taxes. The new Guatemalan president insisted that the company properly assess the value of the land and pay back taxes, or have the land purchased from them at the absurdly low price that the company had valued it at: $0.02 an acre. Americans Allen Dulles (CIA Director) and John Foster Dulles (Secretary of State) were on the board of directors of the company and they used their political pull to instigate a coup against the democratically elected Guatemalan president. In 1954, supported by the United States and the CIA, Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas overthrew the president and he spent the rest of his life in exile. This contributed to the Guatemalan Civil War, in which between 140,000-200,000 people were killed or went missing.
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