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Yeah in 1954, the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita Brands International) played a significant role in influencing the US government to overthrow the democratically elected Guatemalan government led by Jacobo Árbenz. The company, which owned vast amounts of land in Guatemala, felt threatened by Árbenz's land reform policies, which included the expropriation of uncultivated land for redistribution to landless peasants. This led the United Fruit Company to engage in intense lobbying efforts and a public relations campaign to portray Árbenz as a communist threat, ultimately contributing to the US-backed coup.