Omg -- who would have guessed Banana Republics had only been around since 1899 -- and bananas…

…ed Fruit Company . . . acquired so much power in Guatemala and Honduras that it came to function as a state within a state, giving rise to the notion of “banana republics.”
The Building of a Banana Baron: How One Man Shaped Central America
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Lauren Coggins
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Apr 8, 2023
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Omg -- who would have guessed Banana Republics had only been around since 1899 -- and bananas weren't consumed in the west until 1876! Great piece. Lauren!
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