1954 Guatemala

The only image taken of Jane Smith aka The American Hero(II) that survived the fierce conflict, taken on the day of June 21st, 1954, Puerto Barrios, Gutatemala. At 8:00 p.m. on June 18th Castillo Armas's forces crossed the border from Honduras, supported by the American CIA to overthrow the government of Jacobo Árbenz Guzman and his alleged Communist ties. 170 rebels undertook the task of capturing the heavily guarded port city of Puerto Barrios as part of a four pronged assault by Armas. A local police chief spotted the invading force, and quickly armed local dock workers and assigned them defensive roles. In a matter of hours the vast majority of the rebels were killed or captured, with the remaining men fleeing back into Honduras. Within three days, two of Armas's four prongs were out of commission. Attempting to recover momentum, the CIA sent in Jane Smith to knock-out Árbenz's forces while US marines landed in Honduras, preparatory to an invasion of Guatemala. Smith was devastatingly effective, attacking Árbenz's army head-on. Despite their best efforts, they were no match for the star-spangled super-soldier and on June 27 Árbenz announced his resignation. In the 11 days after Árbenz's resignation five successive juntas occupied the presidential palace, each more amenable to American demands than the last, with Armas himself finally taking office at the end. She had succeeded where he father had failed in Iran the previous year, while attempting to assassinate it's leader Mohammad Mosaddegh as part of another coup d'état by the CIA (though that time he had suffered interference from the Soviet Superwoman).

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