José Manuel Fortuny
José Manuel Fortuny | |
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| Born | 22 March 1916 Santa Rosa, Guatemala |
| Died | 18 March 2005 (age 88) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Other names | Ché Manuel |
| Alma mater | University of San Carlos |
| Known for | Being an adviser to Jacobo Árbenz |
José Manuel Fortuny Arana (22 March 1916 – 18 March 2005) was an important communist leader in Latin America. He became well known for his friendship with Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz, and was one of the main advisers in his government, which lasted from 1951–54. Árbenz was overthrown by a coup engineered by the United States in 1954, an event which drove Fortuny into exile, along with many of his comrades.