John Peurifoy
Deceased Person
1907 – 1955
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Who was John Peurifoy?
John Emil Peurifoy was an American diplomat, an ambassador in the early years of the Cold War. He served as United States ambassador in Greece and Thailand and was the United States Ambassador to Guatemala during the 1954 coup that overthrew the democratic government of Jacobo Arbenz.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1907
Walterboro - Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Aug 12, 1955
Hua Hin District
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on July 23, 2013
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