The cultivar of this crop sold commercially was almost exclusively the Gros Michel until a 1950s epidemic, a fate which may be approaching the currently dominant "Cavendish" strand.
The cultivar of this crop sold commercially was almost exclusively the Gros Michel until a 1950s epidemic, a fate which may be approaching the currently dominant "Cavendish" strand. People who made their fortunes with this crop include the Vaccaro Brothers and Sam Zemurray, who hired Lee Christmas to overthrow the Honduran government to protect his interests in it. Pressure from another company centered on this crop caused Eisenhower to order the CIA to overthrow Jacopo Arbenz in Guatemala. For 10 points, name this fruit that is the namesake of an unstable and corrupt variety of "republic."
The cultivar of this crop sold commercially was almost exclusively the Gros Michel until a 1950s epidemic, a fate which may be approaching the currently dominant "Cavendish" strand.
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