Indirect presidential elections were held in

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on 17 December 1930. After suffering a stroke, incumbent president

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resigned on 12 December 1930, after which

Baudilio Palma Baudilio Palma (Santa Catarina Mita, Jutiapa, 1874. There are discrepancies regarding Palma's birth date; some author say that he was born in 1874 and other in 1880. – Guatemala City, 17 December 1930. Like with his birth date, his death date ...

became acting president. However, on 16 December general Manuel María Orellana Contreras led a coup that forced Palma to resign. The following day Congress elected Orellana Contreras as provisional president. However, given the large investments that American companies had in Guatemala, especially the United Fruit Company, the United States Secretary of State Henry Stimson publicly denounced Orellana as an unconstitutional leader and demanded his removal. Realizing that the Americans would not recognize his government, Orellana resigned on 29 December, leading to another election in which

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was elected. Eventually, general Jorge Ubico came into power in 1931, and ruled Guatemala with a tight grip until he was deposed on 1 July 1944; during his rule, the power and influence of the United Fruit Company strengthened in Guatemala.

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