How the CIA's Psychological Warfare Defeated a President

This documentary draws on declassified files to expose Operation PBSuccess, the CIA's first covert campaign to topple a democratically elected government in Latin America. It reveals how psychological warfare, propaganda and pressure were used to bring down Guatemala's reformist leadership in 1954. The film traces the tactics and the lasting consequences of the intervention. Revealing and carefully sourced, it sheds light on a pivotal and troubling chapter of Cold War history. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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