Jacobo Árbenz

Jacobo Árbenz

Nascimento : 1913-09-14,

Morte : 1971-01-27

História

Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (September 14, 1913 – January 27, 1971) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 25th President of Guatemala. He was Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1951, and the second democratically elected President of Guatemala, from 1951 to 1954. He was a major figure in the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution, which represented some of the few years of representative democracy in Guatemalan history. The landmark program of agrarian reform Árbenz enacted as president was very influential across Latin America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jacobo Árbenz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Jacobo Árbenz

Filmes

Coup 53
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Teerã, Irã, 19 de agosto de 1953. Um grupo de conspiradores iranianos que, com a aprovação do tirano deposto Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, conspiraram com agentes do MI6 britânico e da CIA americana, conseguiram pôr fim ao governo democrático liderado por Mohammad Mosaddegh, um evento dramático que iniciará a trágica era dos golpes de Estado que, orquestrados pela CIA, ocorrerão, nas próximas décadas, em dezenas de países em todo o mundo.
El Che
Self (archive footage)
O escritor Paco Ignacio Taibo II põe o pé na estrada seguindo os passos de Ernesto "Che" Guevara e faz novas revelações sobre o líder revolucionário.
The War on Democracy
Self - President of Guatemala (archive footage)
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".
Tiros em Columbine
Himself - President of Guatemala
Documentário que investiga a fascinação dos americanos pelas armas de fogo. Michael Moore, diretor e narrador do filme, questiona a origem dessa cultura bélica e busca respostas visitando pequenas cidades dos Estados Unidos, onde a maior parte dos moradores guarda uma arma em casa. Entre essas cidades está Littleton, no Colorado, onde fica o colégio Columbine. Lá os adolescentes Dylan Klebold e Eric Harris pegaram as armas dos pais e mataram 14 estudantes e um professor no refeitório. Michael Moore também faz uma visita ao ator Charlton Heston, presidente da Associação Americana do Rifle.
Devils Don't Dream!
Self (archive footage)
Before his journey into exile Jacobo Arbenz, the overthrown President of Guatemala, is presented to photographers stripped down to his underwear: an image seen around the world. Arbenz had led the successful 1944 revolt against the military dictatorship, a regime that had oppressed Guatemala since colonialism. Arbenz, the son of Swiss immigrants, was celebrated as a national hero. Elected President in 1950, Arbenz was not a member of any party - he didn't issue any manifestos. But he began to fulfill his promises - farmers got their own land. 'The first act of justice since colonial times,' said Arbenz. In the early 1950s, with the Cold War intensifying, then Vice President Richard Nixon said, 'Arbenz is not a Guatemalan President.' Nixon called him 'a foreigner, manipulated by foreign powers.' The young President of Guatemala was soon overthrown, declared a traitor, and chased out of the country.