| About Revolution Day |
| Guatemala Revolution Day is observed on October 20th of each year. It is a public holiday of Guatemala. It commemorates the “October Revolution of 1944” in which a virtually bloodless coup led to the overthrow of the Ponce dictatorship and the presidency of Dr. Juan Jose Arevalo Bermejo. It occasions political demonstrations and marches as well as raucous celebrations with music and more, centering on the Plaza Mayor. In the fall of 1944, Guatemalans most prominent journalist, Alejandro Cordova, who was also a member of the largely powerless National Legislative Assembly, incited the dissident movement with a series of anti-government newspaper articles. |
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