成人快手

In June 1954 President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala became the first Latin American leader overthrown in a coup organised by the US government. On taking power, President Arbenz had proposed land reforms that were considered to threaten the interests of the powerful United Fruit Company in Guatemala. Arbenz was labelled a communist by Washington and the US company lobbied for his removal. Arbenz's son, who was seven at the time, recalls the devastating effect of the coup on his family.

Photo: Anti-government rebels make fun of an effigy of President Jacobo Arbenz. The sign on the effigy says, "I am going back to Russia.." (Getty Images)