Castillo Armas wearing the presidential sash after his taking of power

Carlos Castillo Armas (November 4, 1914 – July 26, 1957) was president of Guatemala from July 8, 1954 until his assassination in 1957. Image File history File links Castillo_armas_1954. ... Image File history File links Castillo_armas_1954. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1851, when that title was assumed by José Rafael Carrera, who had been acting as head of government as general and Caudillo since 1840. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A graduate of the national military academy, he participated in the coup that toppled president Jorge Ubico and General Federico Ponce in 1944. A supporter of assassinated Colonel Jacobo Araña, he was opposed to the perceived liberal direction that the country was taking under Juan José Arévalo and attempted to overthrow his government shortly before the election of his successor, Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. Castillo Armas was wounded and arrested, but in 1951 he succeeded in escaping to Honduras, where he organized forces opposed to the leftist policies of Arbenz Guzmán. Jorge Ubico, President of Guatemala (1931-1944) Jorge Ubico y Castañeda (November 10, 1878; † 14 July 1946) was President of Guatemala from 14 February 1931 to 4 July 1944. ... Juan Federico Ponce Vaides (1889 - 1956) was the acting President of Guatemala from 4 July 1944 to 20 October 1944. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (1904 – 1990) was the first of the reformist presidents of Guatemala after the rule of dictators in 1944. ... Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, pictured above with his wife, was the democratically elected, left-wing reformist President of Guatemala. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

The United States was also opposed to the nationalization efforts,, the distabilizing effect of the Czech weaponry that arrived in Guatemala May 15, 1954[1], [2] and Arbenz's perceived communism. This led to CIA support for Castillo Armas (CIA codename: "Calligeris") and his army. In 1954, they invaded Guatemala, forcing Arbenz Guzmán to resign in favor of Carlos Enrique Díaz. Two days later, the army, under Colonel Elfego Monzón deposed Díaz and established a military junta. On July 2, 1954, Castillo Armas was invited to join the ruling junta. Six days later, on July 8, he succeeded Monzón. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... Castillo Armas wearing the presidential sash after his taking of power Carlos Castillo Armas (November 4, 1914 – July 26, 1957) was president of Guatemala from July 8, 1954 until his assassination in 1957. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlos Enrique Díaz de León was the provisional President of Guatemala from 27 June 1954 to 28 June 1954. ... Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (1912 - 1981) was the leader of the military junta in Guatemala from 29 June 1954 to 8 July 1954. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ...

On September 1, the remaining members of the military junta resigned, and Carlos Castillo Armas was formally declared president. During his term in office, he purged the government and trade unions of people suspected of left-wing sympathies and reverted the agrarian reforms championed by Arbenz Guzmán, forcing peasants to vacate their newly acquired lands. In 1956 he implemented a new constitution and had himself declared president for four years. He was shot dead in the presidential palace by supporters of Arbenz Guzmán on July 26, 1957. He was succeeded by Luis González López. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luis Arturo González López (1900 - 1965) was the acting President of Guatemala from 27 July 1957 to 24 October 1957. ...