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June 17, 1952

On June 17, 1952, guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. Simon Cowell, Louka Katseli, Gerald Early would arrive in the same year.

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1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1952nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 952nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 52nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1950s decade.

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On June 17, 1952

  1. 1952 Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.

    1952 Guatemalan land-reform law

    Decree 900, also known as the Agrarian Reform Law, was a Guatemalan land-reform law passed on June 17, 1952, during the Guatemalan Revolution. The law was introduced by President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán and passed by the Guatemalan Congress. It redistributed unused land greater than 90 hectares in area to local peasants, compensating landowners with government bonds.

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Simon Cowell 1952– English conservationist and author (died 2024)
Louka Katseli 1952– Greek economist and politician
Gerald Early 1952– American author and academic
Cheryl Gillan 1952– British businesswoman and politician, Secretary of State for Wales (died 2021)
Marilyn Chambers 1952– American actress
Junkyard Dog 1952– American professional wrestler (died 1998)

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