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Yeah we destablised a whole nation (ok much more than one) just to secure a supply of bananas. "From 1954 onward Guatemala was ruled by a series of US-backed m
by FuriouslyAdrift 2y ago
Yeah we destablised a whole nation (ok much more than one) just to secure a supply of bananas.
"From 1954 onward Guatemala was ruled by a series of US-backed military dictators, leading to the Guatemalan Civil War which lasted until 1996. Approximately 200,000 civilians were killed in the war, and numerous human rights violations committed, including massacres of civilian populations, rape, aerial bombardment, and forced disappearances"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_PBFortune https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_PBFortune
- Sabinus 2y agoTo be fair, the government did it to 'stop communism'. The US fruit companies persuaded the government to 'stop communism' because they wanted to secure cheap bananas.