The roots of Guatemala’s civil war can be tied back to June 27, 1954, when the CIA orchestrated a coup against president Jacobo Arbenz Guzman to protect the profits of the infamous United Fruit Company. Over the next 40 years, a civil war ensued in which over 200,000 people lost their lives and atrocities were committed against the Maya.On today's episode, Carmen gives Cristina a brief history on the Guatemalan civil war, so that next episode, she can share the story of Myrna Mack Chang.If you have topic suggestions, feel free email [email protected] or use this formTwitter: https://twitter.com/historiaunknownInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Want to support Historias Unknown and access ad-free episodes? Join Historias Unknown Premium: https://historiasunknown.supercast.com/new_landingSources​​https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/murder-myrna-mack/ https://aaww.org/myrna-mack-chang-chinese-guatemalan-human-rights-defender/https://www.democracynow.org/2003/9/11/sept_11_1990_u_s_backed https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1417&context=hrbrief https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/jacobo-arbenz-guzman-deposed/ https://hrdag.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CEHreport-english.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices