Guatemala | Socialist Action 1983

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Speakers include: Nicaraguan ambassador, Jenny Pearce of Barnett (North West TUC).

Monday 9 May 7:30pm Town Hall Basement, Albert Sq. 'Under the Eagle'), Colin Population: 7 million Economic structure: The Guatemalan is based on the export bananas, sugar, coffée.

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CULLULl there is a developing oil field and a manufacturing sector based on Guatemala Citv. & I Del cent of all US investment goes Guatemala.

tiny oligarchy which controls economy includes many people of US origin, with links to business Du vile in the South-West USA At the bottom of the social pile are the rural Indian population, the rural seasonal labourers and the unemployed. per cent ot the population controls 82 per cent of the land. 30 the populațion permanently unemployed. of the children are under nourished. 90 per cent of the rural population are structure:

Military dictatorship led Protestant fanatic KIOS Montt. In 1982 Mont and the officers supporting him overturned the result of the (fraudulent) election and

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GRENADA is a tiny Caribbean Socialist Action 6 May 1983 accumulated economic growth of