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Carlos Castillo Armas, an Uncommon card
Carlos Castillo Armas was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who was the 28th president of Guatemala, serving from 1954 to 1957 after taking power in a coup d'état.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 47,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Carlos Castillo Armas quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carlos Castillo Armas card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Born to a planter, out of ______, Castillo Armas was educated at Guatemala's military academy.
Answer
wedlock. Born to a planter, out of wedlock, Castillo Armas was educated at Guatemala's military academy. From the Carlos Castillo Armas article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A protégé of Colonel Francisco Javier Arana, he joined Arana's forces during the ____ uprising against President Federico Ponce Vaides.
Answer
1940s. A protégé of Colonel Francisco Javier Arana, he joined Arana's forces during the 1944 uprising against President Federico Ponce Vaides. From the Carlos Castillo Armas article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2025–2026 Indonesian protests. 2025–2026 Indonesian protests 100 · Analysis of European colonialism and colonization 86 · 1995 82 · Carlos Castillo Armas 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A member of the far-right National Liberation Movement party, his authoritarian government was closely allied with the United States.
- Born to a planter, out of wedlock, Castillo Armas was educated at Guatemala's military academy.
- A protégé of Colonel Francisco Javier Arana, he joined Arana's forces during the 1944 uprising against President Federico Ponce Vaides.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carlos Castillo Armas article was read about 47,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Carlos Castillo Armas
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carlos Castillo Armas (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gobierno de Guatemala, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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