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United Fruit Company
COMPANY
Founded 1875 by Minor Cooper Keith (1848-1929) as Tropical Trading and Transport Company. Merged with Boston Fruit Company in 1899, becoming United Fruit Company. Once the single largest owner of banana plantations in Central America (circa 1899), and widely known for supporting corrupt and brutal Central American governments, and backing assorted coups if a new regime was viewed as favorable to United Fruit's interests (from which we derive the term "banana republic"). After merging with AMK Corporation, changed its name to United Brands in 1970, and to Chiquita Brands in 1989.
Industry:
Agriculture
EXECUTIVES
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Allen W. Dulles |
Spy |
7-Apr-1893 |
29-Jan-1969 |
CIA Director, 1953-61 |
| Walter Bedell Smith |
Government |
5-Oct-1895 |
9-Aug-1961 |
CIA Director, 1950-53 |
| Robert E. Wood |
Business |
13-Jun-1879 |
6-Nov-1969 |
Chairman of Sears, 1939-54 |
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