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An army Cadillac Gage Commando armored car is parked on a street as it patrols the streets of Chimaltenango. A political banner across the street reads, "Civilization and Progress 'YES.' Communism 'NO.' Mario [Sandoval Alarcón] President. MLN" (National Liberation Movement). In the background of the image there is a large crowd of people. Next to the armored car is a woman walking with a basket. She is wearing a brown skirt and a white top. Carlos Castillo Armas founded the MLN in 1954 after a CIA-supported coup d'etat against democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz.. Un vehículo blindado Cadillac Gage Commando del ejército yace estacionado sobre una calle mientras patrulla Chimaltenango. Una manta con un mensaje político yace colgada sobre la calle que lee: "Civilización y Progreso 'SI". Comunismo. 'NO'. Mario [Sandoval Alarcón] Presidente. MLN" (Movimiento de Liberación Nacional). Al fondo de la imagen se observa una multitud de personas. Junto al vehículo blindado se observa una mujer caminando. Ella porta una falda café y una camisa blanca y sostiene una canasta. Carlos Castillo Armas fundó el MLN en 1954 después de un golpe de Estado apoyado por la CIA contra el presidente electo democráticamente, Jacobo Árbenz.
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