The People's Party () was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
. The party was led by
Jorge García Granados, and functioned as his personal political vehicle. García had been a leader in the 1944 October Revolution. The party opposed the government of
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. It disappeared after the
1954 coup.
[Ameringer, Charles D. ]
Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies
'. The Greenwood historical encyclopedia of the world's political parties. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1992. p. 347
References
Defunct political parties in Guatemala
Guatemalan Revolution
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