Guatemala City crowds welcome Colonels Carlos Armas and Elfego Monzon after they lead a successful coup against the Comm

Guatemala City crowds welcome Colonels Carlos Armas and Elfego Monzon after they lead a successful coup against the Comm

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History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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The video covers the return of Guatemala's military junta leaders from a truce signing in El Salvador. It details the overthrow of a communist-influenced government by a military revolt led by Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas and Colonel Alfejo Monzon. The new junta, celebrated by the public, vows to reject Soviet influence and support Central American unity and the UN. The junta must choose between Armas and Monzon for the presidency, amid an uneasy truce between factions committed to preventing communism's return.

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