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José Manuel Fortuny

Guatemalan communist leader

Died aged 89

Biography

José Manuel Fortuny Arana (22 March 1916 – 18 March 2005) was an important communist leader in Latin America. He became well known for his friendship with Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz, and was one of the main advisers in his government, which lasted from 1951–54. Árbenz was overthrown by a coup engineered by the United States in 1954, an event which drove Fortuny into exile, along with many of his comrades.

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José Manuel Fortuny died on 2005 at the age of 89.
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José Manuel Fortuny was born in Santa Rosa Department.
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José Manuel Fortuny is known as journalist, politician.

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