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* July 26 - President of Guatemala [[Carlos Castillo Armas]] is assassinated in the presidential palace in Guatemala City by [[Romeo Vásquez Sánchez]], a left-wing sympathizer and member of the presidential guard. | * July 26 - President of Guatemala [[Carlos Castillo Armas]] is assassinated in the presidential palace in Guatemala City by [[Romeo Vásquez Sánchez]], a left-wing sympathizer and member of the presidential guard. | ||
*September 4 - Governor [[Orval Faubus]] of Arkansas calls out the National Guard of the United States to prevent African-American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School. | *September 4 - Governor [[Orval Faubus]] of Arkansas calls out the National Guard of the United States to prevent African-American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School. | ||
* October 22 - [[François Duvalier]] is elected President of Haiti. | * October 22 - [[François Duvalier]] is elected President of Haiti. | ||
* November 14 - [[Vito Genovese]] declares himself ''capo de tutti capi'' of the [[American Mafia]]. | * November 14 - [[Vito Genovese]] declares himself ''capo de tutti capi'' of the [[American Mafia]]. | ||