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Presidential candidate Mario Sandoval Alarcón at a campaign rally in Chiquimula. He is holding his right arm in the air. He has a handgun in his the right pocket of his pants. Carlos Castillo Armas founded the National Liberation Movement (MLN) in 1954 after a CIA-supported coup d'etat against democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz. El candidato presidencial Mario Sandoval Alarcón en un mitin de campaña en Chiquimula. Sandoval Alarcón porta una pistola dentro del bolsillo derecho de su pantalón y sostiene su brazo derecho en el aire. Carlos Castillo Armas fundó el Movimiento de Liberación Nacional en 1954 después de un golpe de estado apoyado por la CIA contra el presidente electo democráticamente, Jacobo Árbenz.
Documentary photographs Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985 Elections--Guatemala Sandoval Alarcón, Mario Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (Guatemala) Political candidates Demonstrations Firearms
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