 Ponce Vaides was allowed to leave the country safely , as was Ubico himself . The military junta was replaced by another three @-@ person junta consisting of Árbenz , Arana , and an upper @-@ class youth named Jorge Toriello , who had played a significant role in the protests . Although Arana had come to the military conspiracy relatively late , his defection had brought the powerful Guardia de Honor ( Honor Guard ) over to the revolutionaries , and for this crucial role he was rewarded with a place on the junta . The junta promised free and open elections to the presidency and the congress , as well as for a constituent assembly . 
