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People gather outside a building and soldier with machine gun keeps a watch during a celebration in Guatemala.
City view of Guatemala. People gathered across the street from a prison compound. Sign on compound contains words "Guatemala Libre."A man with flowers is allowed inside prison compound. A soldier with machine gun from a window keeps a watch on the people coming in the building. A crowd behind bars of a building. Prisoners in striped uniforms stand in a formation. Workers exhume bodies from mass grave.
Carlos Castillo Armas sit with others marking a map in Chiquimula Guatemala.
Windshield of a truck damaged by gunfire in Guatemala. 'Transportes Valdes Chiquimula' written on the door of the truck. Automobile windows also broken by gunfire. Armed rebels parade up the main street of Chiquimula, Guatemala, carrying posters praising Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas and denouncing communists. The BasÃlica de Esquipulas (famous basilica in the region) is seen in the background. The group is accompanied by a brass band. Armed rebels climb aboard an open truck. Colonel Armas confers with his officers over a map. Sign on wall refers to choosing between life and death. Armed rebels brandishing weapons climb into back of small pickup truck.
Excitement in Guatemala City, Guatemala, as Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas and his small junta take power in a coup d'etat
Several people look down from a fortress-like wall. A tank rolls into the city. People run in the streets. Some soldiers of the junta, dressed in leather jackets, are seen in a relaxed group. Standing with them is Colonel Armas. Some of the soldiers discuss their rifles. Some people looking down from the top of a building.
Americans and Hondurans moving on horses and burros. crossing river.
Americans and Hondurans move on horses and burros in scenic river valley of Honduras. A man holding a camera moves at a fast pace on a primitive suspension bridge over a fast flowing river. Another man follows him. A Honduran and a horse swim to the bank of fast flowing river. A horse crosses river and men on bank watch. A monument at the border of Honduras and Guatemala, with '1936', 'Honduras', 'Laudo De 1933' and 'Guatemala' inscribed on four sides at base. Men cross river on horses. A man moves in river holding a camera.
Guatemalans vote in Presidential election. Carlos Castillo Armas and his wife, Odilia de Castillo Armas vote
A banner announces elections for President of Quatemala, on October 10th, 1954. A poster showing the sole candidate, Carlos Castillo Armas. Voters lined up at a polling place. Views of the voters registering and voting. Carlos Castillo Armas and his wife, Odilia de Castillo Armas, are seen among people at the polling place. People crowd around them as they register and vote. An official shaking hands with Armas, as his wife stands nearby and people gather around them. Armas conversing with offiicials and military officers. A woman with an official, shakes hands with Mrs. Armas. Closeups of the Armas couple surrounded by well-wishers.
Future President of Guatemala, Carlos Armas arrives at airport. Crowd greets him. Aircraft perform flyby.
Carlos Castillo Armas arrives in a plane, three days before he is inaugurated as President of Guatemala. . He is greeted. Armed military personnel are seen all around. Armas directs two ladies to a car and he is seen sitting in one. Press and media wait. A U.S. Air Force Colonel is seen talking with two civilians. Several U.S. Air Force personnel in uniform are seen on a sidewalk talking together. Three PT-26 vintage aircraft fly by. A contingent of Guatemalan soldiers march by. On the airport tarmac, a number of officials greet one another with hugs and smiles. View out the window of an American aircraft in flight. The U.S. Air Force insignia plainly visible on the wing. Aerial view of airport and adjoining race track. Local people gather on ground at the airport. A formation consisting of 2 DC-3s, one AT-6 and a Twin Beach, flies by. Large crowd at the airport watches. Armas stands on top step of Liberation Army DC-3 (C-47) aircraft ladder. Well-wisher throws confetti. Military photographers on wing and top of aircraft. A formal honor guard in traditional military uniforms stands in formation. Some heavily armed men make their way through the dense crowd. Contingent of Guatemalan troops marches by the crowd.
