When the United Fruit Company Tried to Buy Guatemala

How a sitting, elected national government found itself in the position of having to buy its own country.

In this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in

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United Fruit Company - Wikipedia

TIL That one of the prime movers behind the 1954 coup in Guatemala was the United Fruit Company. Although the operation was carried out by the CIA the UFC was deeply involved

United Fruit Company - Wikipedia

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