The 1954 CIA-backed coup that overthrew President Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala was largely motivated by the interests of which American agricultural giant?
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United Fruit Company
The company lobbied the U.S. government for intervention after Árbenz's land reforms threatened their vast, uncultivated holdings in Guatemala.
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- Which American corporation's interests led the CIA to support the 1954 overthrow of Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz?