When the United Fruit Company Tried to Buy Guatemala

How a sitting, elected national government found itself in the position of having to buy its own country.

The United Fruit Company and the 1954 Guatemalan Coup

The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (Background + Coup) - History in Charts

Guatemala: Home of the Hass, birthplace of chocolate

The 1954 US-Backed Coup in Guatemala - by Ben Tumin

United Fruit: A Company Gone Bananas-Part II, by Douglas K., Lit Up

Why is Latin America So Dysfunctional? Part Three – United Fruit Company – JB Shreve & the End of History

Why are Bananas such a Cheap Staple in the United States? Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College

The (Literally) Unbelievable Story of the Original Fake News Network

Banana Republic: How Guatemala's Govt Was Overthrown For Bananas

Banana Republic: How Guatemala's Govt Was Overthrown For Bananas

History of Guatemala, Summary, Independence, & Civil War

TIL That one of the prime movers behind the 1954 coup in Guatemala was the United Fruit Company. Although the operation was carried out by the CIA the UFC was deeply involved

United Fruit Lives Down a Colonialist' Past - The New York Times