Description: (Politician, Military personnel)
Jacobo Árbenz was a prominent Guatemalan military officer and politician who held the position of Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1950. He went on to become the 25th president of Guatemala, serving from 1951 to 1954. Árbenz was instrumental in the Guatemalan Revolution and is best known for implementing a groundbreaking agrarian reform program that left a lasting impact on Latin America. His administration focused on social reform, expanding voting rights, workers' rights, political party legitimacy, and fostering public debate. However, Árbenz was deposed in a coup orchestrated by the U.S. government, driven by concerns over communism and opposition from the United Fruit Company.