Caída de un régimen
Subtitle: Jorge Ubico--Federico Ponce : 20 de octubre de 1944
By: Oscar de León Aragón.
Publisher: FLACSO
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [Guatemala]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 479
Subjects: Ubico, Jorge, 1878-1946.; Ponce Vaides, Federico.; Guatemala -- History -- 20th century.; Guatemala -- History -- October Revolution, 1944.
Description: "Reprint of detailed examination of events surrounding 1944 overthrow of Guatemalan president Jorge Ubico, focusing on 108-day Federico Ponce Vaides regime and based on newspapers and 'what I personally saw.' Author, among students who made contact with Honor Guard, understands chief political contradiction between wartime Allied goals and internal repression. Claims he never imagined events would go as far as they did"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [486]).