4 Times a Corporation Overthrew a Sovereign Government

We all know corporations are capable of doing terrible things. These corporations are pretty shameless when it comes to making just one more dollar.

Did you know that they even attempted to, or have succeeded, in overthrowing sovereign governments?

Here are four times a corporation overthrew a sovereign government – and you probably haven’t heard of them.

How Chiquita Possibly Overthrew the Government of Guatemala

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UFC lobbied the Eisenhower administration that Árbenz was looking to turn communist and ally with the Soviet Union.

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The US Almost Gets a Taste of Their Own Medicine

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He alleges that a group of businessmen approached him with an offer to help establish a fascist dictatorship with him at the helm of 500,000 soldiers.

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Butler claims that this coup was being led by none other than J. P. Morgan, a large banking firm that you may even hold an account with today.

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