
Carlos Castillo Armas
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | November 4,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa |
Guatemala | |
Assassinated | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Party | National Liberation Movement |
Place of burial | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Cementerio General, Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
Founded | National Liberation Movement |
National Committee Of Defense Against Communism | |
Job | Politician |
Army officer | |
Spouse | Odilia Palomo Paíz |
Education | Escuela Politécnica |
Previous position | President of Guatemala (1954–1957) |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 582554 |
Carlos Castillo Armas Life story
Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who was the 28th president of Guatemala, serving from 1954 to 1957 after taking power in a coup d'état. A member of the right-wing National Liberation Movement party, his authoritarian government was closely allied with the United States.