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Anti-Communist Unification Party
The Anti-Communist Unification Party ( es, Partido de Unificación Anticomunista, PUA) was a right-wing political party in Guatemala. History The party was formed in 1948 in order to support the candidacy of Francisco Javier Arana in the 1950 presidential elections.Robert J. Alexander (1982) ''Political parties of the Americas'', Greenwood Press, p422 However, Arana was assassinated in the build-up to the elections, having been considered the main rival to Jacobo Árbenz of the Revolutionary Action Party. The PUA ultimately joined the National Electoral Union (an alliance including the Democratic Unity Party and the National Democratic Reconciliation Party), which nominated Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes as its candidate. Ydígoras finished second to Árbenz in the elections. The party later became part of the National Anti-Communist Front, supporting Carlos Castillo Armas. It won three seats in the 1955 parliamentary elections. In the 1958 general elections it was part of the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Honduras; to the southeast by El Salvador and to the south by the Pacific Ocean. With an estimated population of around million, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and the 11th most populous country in the Americas. It is a representative democracy with its capital and largest city being Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción, also known as Guatemala City, the most populous city in Central America. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. In the 16th century, most of this area was conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence in 1821 from Spain and Mexico. In 1823, it became part of the Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |