Guatemala leader apologises for 1954 coup. President “requests the forgiveness” of the family of Jacobo Arbenz, a leftist who was violently removed from power.

Jacobo Arbenz was overthrown as president of Guatemala in a CIA-backed coup in 1954, a seminal event that historians say set the Central American country on a path of dictatorships and civil war ...

Guatemala's government has apologised to the family of former President Jacobo Arbenz who was toppled in 1954 in a CIA-backed coup. Arbenz, who died in exile in Mexico in 1971, made land reform a ...

Fifty years later, the effects of a U.S.-orchestrated coup d'etat that toppled Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz are still reverberating, not only in Central America but also in the Bay Area.

Harsh Times, set in the 1950s, is historical fiction centering on events of a CIA-backed coup to overthrow Guatemala's democratically-elected government led by Jacobo Árbenz.

The burial of Col. Jacobo Arbenz brought together friends and family, Mayan Indians and students who walked through the streets of Guatemala City in a rare show of unity.

Scott Simon speaks to author Mario Vargas Llosa about his new novel, "Harsh Times." It's set in the 1950s, around the events of the CIA-backed coup to overthrow Guatemala's government.

Harsh Times, set in the 1950s, is historical fiction centering on events of a CIA-backed coup to overthrow Guatemala's democratically-elected government led by Jacobo Árbenz.