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Presidential candidate Mario Sandoval Alarcón (center) raises his hand at a campaign rally in front of a crowd of people in Chiquimula. A large crowd stands before him waving flags. There is a vehicle in the middle of the image over which there is a man standing with a film camera. 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 (centro) levanta la mano en un mitin de campaña frente a una multitud de personas en Chiquimula. Una gran multitud se observa frente a él agitando banderas. Sobre el medio de la imagen se observa un vehículo sobre el cual se observa a un hombre parado sosteniendo una cámara de video. 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 Automobiles Camera operators
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