Guatemala in the Cold War

The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1949 to 1989. The most recorded lives are Miguel Ángel Asturias, Che Guevara and Audrey Hepburn.

Notable people

1. Audrey Hepburn

   in 1989

   1 moment here

   British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…

2. Che Guevara

   in 1953

   1 moment here

   Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

3. Miguel Ángel Asturias

   from 1949 to 1959

   3 moments here

   Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…

Moments

1. 1949 Research stay in Guatemala Miguel Ángel Asturias
2. 1953 Visit to Guatemala Miguel Ángel Asturias
3. 1953 Arrival in Guatemala Che Guevara
4. 1959 University invitation visit Miguel Ángel Asturias
5. 1989 Central America UNICEF tour: Guatemala Audrey Hepburn

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