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🗳️ Castillo Armas Elected President of Guatemalan Junta

Col. Carlos Castillo Armas is elected president of the junta that overthrew the administration of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.
Castillo Armas Elected President of Guatemalan Junta (1954)
GuatemalaPoliticsCoupCold WarLatin AmericaCastillo ArmasDictatorship

🪖 Military Coup in Peru

Peruvian General Juan Velasco Alvarado overthrows President Fernando Belaunde Terry in a military coup.
Military Coup in Peru (1968)
PerucoupmilitaryLatin AmericapoliticsgovernmentCold Warsocialism

⚔️ Argentine Military Coup and Videla's Presidency

The National Reorganization Process takes power in Argentina following a successful military coup and launches military action against Argentine-based guerrillas. Jorge Rafael Videla is installed as president.
Argentine Military Coup and Videla's Presidency (1976)
ArgentinaMilitaryCoupDictatorshipVidelaLatin AmericaHuman RightsGuerrilla Warfare

🇪🇶 Coup in Equatorial Guinea: Macias Nguema Deposed

Coup in Equatorial Guinea: Macias Nguema Deposed (1979)
Equatorial GuineacoupAfricapoliticsTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogodictatorship

🚨 Coup Attempt in the Maldives

A coup attempt occurred in the Maldives.
Coup Attempt in the Maldives (1988)
MaldivescoupattemptAsiapolitical instabilityCold WarIndian Ocean

🇵🇾 Stroessner Deposed in Paraguayan Coup

Stroessner Deposed in Paraguayan Coup (1989)
ParaguayCoupStroessnerMilitaryLatin America1989DictatorshipPolitics