Constitution of Guatemala
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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1951 in Guatemala
Explore 5 historical events and records for Guatemala in 1951.
Historical records for Guatemala in 1951
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Election
Campaigns as a reformer and wins 60% of the vote by promising to make Guatemala an economically independent, capitalist state that would shed its colonial-era dependence on the US. Arbenz assumes the presidency after Guatemalas first-ever universal-suffrage election, marking the first peaceful transition of power in Guatemalas history
Independence of Guatemala
Campaigns as a reformer and wins 60% of the vote by promising to make Guatemala an economically independent, capitalist state that would shed its colonial-era dependence on the US
President of Guatemala
Appointed President of Guatemala
UCAS
Guatemala becomes a founder member of the Union of Central American States
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