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Operation PBFORTUNE was a covert United States operation to overthrow the democratically elected Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz (pictured) in 1952. The operation was planned by the Central Intelligence Agency and authorized by President Harry Truman. It was motivated by US fears that Árbenz was being influenced by communists, and lobbying by the United Fruit Company. The operation was planned with the support of Anastasio Somoza García, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the dictators of Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, respectively. The plan involved providing weapons to the exiled Guatemalan military officer Carlos Castillo Armas, who was to lead an invasion from Nicaragua. US Secretary of State Dean Acheson became concerned that the coup attempt would damage the image of the US and terminated the operation. Two years later, another covert CIA action, Operation PBSUCCESS, toppled the Árbenz government and ended the Guatemalan Revolution. (Full article...)
Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 14:21, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Dank: I'm quite happy with this; I've added one sentence; if you think it's too long I can make an effort to shorten it. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:56, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- Glad to hear it. Oh crap, I forgot to credit John (See User:Johnboddie/sandbox.) 1170 characters ... it was already close to the max of 1025. Nothing wrong with your sentence, but it's too long now. - Dank (push to talk) 23:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Dank: I've trimmed a little; if I'm counting correctly, we're at 1013 characters. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- 1031, including the "Full article ...". - Dank (push to talk) 23:38, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- Minus "intensive", it's now under 1025. - Dank (push to talk) 23:43, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- Dropped "right-wing" also; the links are there. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:06, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
- Minus "intensive", it's now under 1025. - Dank (push to talk) 23:43, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- 1031, including the "Full article ...". - Dank (push to talk) 23:38, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- @Dank: I've trimmed a little; if I'm counting correctly, we're at 1013 characters. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:32, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
- Glad to hear it. Oh crap, I forgot to credit John (See User:Johnboddie/sandbox.) 1170 characters ... it was already close to the max of 1025. Nothing wrong with your sentence, but it's too long now. - Dank (push to talk) 23:02, 19 August 2019 (UTC)