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The Ballerina and the Coup
In April 1959 Dame Margot Fonteyn was part of a bizarre plot to topple the government of Panama.
The ballerina's husband, Roberto Arias, the son of a former president, led the failed coup.
Dame Margot bought hundreds of uniforms for the rebellion in New York.
Photo: Dame Margot Fonteyn and her Panamanian husband (McCabe/Express/Getty Images)
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In April 1959 Dame Margot Fonteyn was part of a bizarre plot to topple the government of Panama.
The ballerina's husband, Roberto Arias, the son of a former president, led the failed coup.
Dame Margot bought hundreds of uniforms for the rebellion in New York.
Photo: Dame Margot Fonteyn and her Panamanian husband (McCabe/Express/Getty Images)
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