Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Gore rimwe gare gare, mu"Operation PBSuccess", CIA yakabetsera mauto omunzvimbomo mukubvisa hurumende yakasarudzwa nenzira yorusununguko yaJacobo Árbenz muGuatemala ndokuisa mutongi wehondo Carlos Castillo Armas. United Fruit Company yakatsigira kuti Árbenz akandwe pasi sezvo shanduko yake yepasi yakaisa pangozi nzvimbo yavo yepasi muGuatemala, uye yakaratidza shanduko idzi sekutyisidzira kwekomonisiti. Kuchinja kwacho kwakatungamirira kumakumi emakore
hondo yevagari vemo iyo yakatora upenyu hwevanhu vanofungidzirwa kuva 200 000 (zviitiko 42 275 zvomunhu oga zvakanyorwa), zvikurukuru kupfurikidza nokuurawa kwevanhu 626 vaMaya kwakaitwa neuto reGuatemala rinotsigirwa neU.S. Imwe Historical Clarification Commission yakazvimiririra yakawana kuti makambani eU.S. nevakuru vakuru vehurumende "vakaita dzvinyiriro kuti vachengetedze chimiro chenyika chezvemagariro evanhu nehupfumi chisina kururama", uye kuti betsero yechiuto yeU.S. yakanga ine "kubatanidzwa kukuru mukutyorwa kwekodzero dzevanhu mukati mokurwisana kwakashongedzwa nezvombo".