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Running time. 105 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. America the Beautiful is a 2007 American documentary film about self-image in the United States directed by Darryl Roberts. The film had a limited release on August 1, 2008.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Jorge Ubico (hôr´hā ōōbē´kō), 1878–1946, president of Guatemala (1931–44). An army general, Ubico as president established financial stability and political order. He built an extensive network of roads and modernized local administrations to include increased health and school facilities.
A Revolução Guatemalteca foi o período na história da Guatemala entre a revolta popular que derrubou o ditador Jorge Ubico em 1944 e o golpe de Estado em 1954 orquestrado pelos Estados Unidos, que removeu o presidente Jacobo Árbenz do poder. Também conhecida como os Dez Anos de Primavera, que representaram uma década dos únicos anos de ...
v. t. e. Presidential elections were held in Guatemala between 17 and 19 December 1944. [1] The October Revolution had overthrown Jorge Ubico, the American-backed dictator, [2] after which a junta composed of Francisco Javier Arana, Jacobo Árbenz and Jorge Toriello took power, and quickly announced presidential elections, as well as elections ...
The period in the history of Guatemala between the coups against Jorge Ubico in 1944 and Jacobo Árbenz in 1954 is known locally as the Revolution ( Spanish: La Revolución ). It has also been called the Ten Years of Spring, highlighting the peak years of representative democracy in Guatemala from 1944 until the end of the civil war in 1996.
Díaz Romeu, Guillermo. “ Del régimen de Carlos Herrera a la elección de Jorge Ubico.” Historia general de Guatemala. 1993-1999. Guatemala: Asociación de Amigos del País, Fundación para la Cultura y el Desarrollo. Volume 5. 1996. Holden, Robert H. Armies without nations: public violence and state formation in Central America, 1821-1960.
The rise of General Jorge Ubico to power in Guatemala during 1930. and 1931 produced a flurry of charges and countercharges regarding American involvement. While allegations of various sorts were normal. in any change of government in Central America during this period, the. accusations that the United States installed Ubico in office were more ...
