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1952 in Guatemala

Explore 2 historical events and records for Guatemala in 1952.

Historical records for Guatemala in 1952

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Legislation

Arbenz Guzman, Jacobo · President of Guatemala · Government / Government of Guatemala

Enacts an agrarian reform program modeled on the 1862 Homestead Act in the US, the new law gives the Government power to expropriate only uncultivated portions of large plantations

Reform of Land Ownership

Arbenz Guzman, Jacobo · President of Guatemala · Government / Government of Guatemala

Enacts an agrarian reform program modeled on the 1862 Homestead Act in the US, the new law gives the Government power to expropriate only uncultivated portions of large plantations

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