17 December 1930 Guatemalan presidential election
Appearance
Indirect presidential elections were held in
However, given the large investments that American companies had in Guatemala, especially the
Henry Stimson publicly denounced Orellana as an unconstitutional leader and demanded his removal. Realizing that the Americans would not recognize his government, Orellana resigned on 29 December,[5][6] leading to another election in which José María Reina Andrade was elected. Eventually, general Jorge Ubico came into power in 1931, and ruled Guatemala with a tight grip until he was deposed on 1 July 1944; during his rule, the power and influence of the United Fruit Company strengthened in Guatemala.[7]
References
- ^ "El general Manuel María Orellana presidente de la República". Nuestro Diario (in Spanish). Guatemala. 18 December 1930.
- Time magazine. United States. 1930. Archived from the originalon January 4, 2013.
- Time magazine. United States. 1931. Archived from the originalon December 15, 2008.
- Time magazine. United States. 1931. Archived from the originalon December 15, 2008.
- ^ Dosal 1993, p. 176.
- OCLC 1126402791.
- ^ Dosal 1993, pp. 182–196.
Bibliography
- Dosal, Paul J. (1993). Doing business with the dictators: a political history of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944. Wilmington: Scholarly Resources.