Juan Jose Arevalo Bermejo1945
Appointed President of Guatemala, ends 14 years of military rule
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Appointed President of Guatemala, ends 14 years of military rule
Arbenz assumes the presidency after Guatemalas first-ever universal-suffrage election, marking the first peaceful transition of power in Guatemalas history
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