Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán

Japanese: アルベンス･グスマン（英語表記）Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán

1913‐71
Guatemalan military officer and politician. Born into a family of Swiss descent, he rose through the ranks as a soldier and became Minister of Defense in the government of Juan José Arevalo. In 1950, he was elected president with the support of the left and the military, and implemented radical policies such as land reform. He clashed with the US government over the expropriation of land owned by the American company United Fruit Company, which had major interests in the country, and in 1954 his government collapsed in the face of an invasion by counter-revolutionary forces led by Colonel Castillo Armas, who was supported by the US. He died in exile.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1913‐71
グアテマラの軍人，政治家。スイス系の家庭に生まれ，軍人として昇進，フアン･ホセ･アレバロ政権の国防相になる。1950年に左派や軍部の支持を得て大統領に当選し，土地改革等の急進策を実施する。同国に大きな利権を持つアメリカ企業ユナイテッド･フルーツ社の所有地の収用をめぐってアメリカ政府と対立し，54年にアメリカに支援されたカスティリョ･アルマス大佐が指揮する反革命軍の侵攻に直面して，同政権は崩壊した。亡命先で死亡。

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