Carlos Enrique Díaz de León
Politician
1910 –
Who is Carlos Enrique Díaz de León?
Carlos Enrique Díaz de León was the provisional President of Guatemala from 27 June 1954 to 28 June 1954. He was replaced by a military junta led by Elfegio Monzón. Carlos Enrique Díaz was chief of the armed forces.
Diaz was also a friend and successor of Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz. At the direction of the CIA and US Ambassador John Peurifoy, Díaz convinced Árbenz to resign the presidency.
Military Government Board
Colonel H. Elfego Monzón
Colonel Jose Angel Sanchez
Later the CIA decided that Díaz was too indulgent of Communists and he was replaced by Elfegio Monzón, an officer in the national army who had opposed Árbenz.
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- Born
- 1910
Guatemala - Also known as
- Carlos Enrique Diaz de Leon
- Nationality
- Guatemala
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on July 23, 2013
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