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TIL about Sam Zemurray, AKA “Banana Man” an American businessman who made a fortune in banana trade in Latin America by assembling his own private militia and invading Honduras to overthrow Miguel Davila, President of Honduras and leader of the Liberal Party of Honduras.

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