Banana republic facts for kids
A banana republic is a politically unstable country whose economy depends on the export of one product in limited supply, such as bananas or minerals. A banana republic has social classes that are divided by wealth. These include a large, poor working class and a small ruling class made up of the businessmen, politicians, and the military. The ruling class controls and exploits the country's economy.
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Cover of Cabbages and Kings (1904 edition).
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The banana planter Minor C. Keith, American businessman.
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In 1912, for the Cuyamel Fruit Company, the American mercenary "general" Lee Christmas overthrew the civil government of Honduras to install a military government friendly to foreign business.
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Honduras, the quintessential banana republic.
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Chiquita bananas
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With the poem "La United Fruit Co.", Pablo Neruda denounced the corporate subjugation of Latin America.
