Before the coup, Guatemala’s government requested the UN Security Council’s intervention.
British and French representatives initially endorsed the move, only for the Eisenhower Administration to warn that any effort to halt the coup would result in similar motions regarding “areas vital to Great Britain such as Egypt or to the French such as Tunisia.”
stevenriley1 | 3 hours ago
There are textbooks used to teach in American universities with titles like “CIA Overthrow of Guatemala”.
It’s not “covered up”!
BatJJ9 | an hour ago
It’s not covered up now but it was covered up back then…
WhollyInformal | 3 hours ago
Before the coup, Guatemala’s government requested the UN Security Council’s intervention.
British and French representatives initially endorsed the move, only for the Eisenhower Administration to warn that any effort to halt the coup would result in similar motions regarding “areas vital to Great Britain such as Egypt or to the French such as Tunisia.”
[OP] Quouar | 4 hours ago
This article discusses the UK's role in the 1953 Guatemalan coup and how the UK's participation limited the involvement of the UN in the coup.
heartofjames | an hour ago
Ok, House of Hanover and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.