Background
Manuel Estrada forcibly took the presidency after the assassination of José María Reina. The Guatemalan cabinet called an emergency meeting to appoint a new successor, but declined to invite the General to the meeting. Nevertheless, Cabrera entered "with pistol drawn" to assert his entitlement to the presidency.
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