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11 January: 2023 Guatemalan general election: Former Minister of the Interior Napoleón Barrientos is arrested for failing to comply with his duties for not using force to evict the blockades and demonstrations that occurred in October, which called for the resignation of Attorney General María Consuelo Porras.
There are currently no inmates on death row in Guatemala. [2] Guatemala voted in favor of the UN Moratorium on the Death Penalty in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. The country abstained from voting in 2008. In 2017, the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala banned capital punishment for civil crimes. Currently, it can only be applied in times ...
Rita is a 2024 dark fantasy horror film written, co-produced, co-edited and directed by Jayro Bustamante. [1] It stars Giuliana Santa Cruz as a 13-year-old girl who, fleeing from her abusive father, is trapped in an institution managed by the state from whence she plans to escape with her cellmates in a violent act.
Juan Carlos Eggenberger, businessman (Together) (running for Mayor of Guatemala City for National Advancement Party) [87] Javier Hernández, member of Congress (2016–present) (National Convergence Front) (running for re-election) [94] Antonio Malouf, Minister of Economy (2020–2022) (Humanist Party of Guatemala/Citizen Prosperity) [95]
Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: GUA: NOC: Guatemalan Olympic Committee: Website: www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish) in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 16 in 7 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto: Flag bearer (closing) Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva: Medals
The Rif region has a long-standing history of rebellion against government control and distrust towards Moroccan central authorities.. In the summer of 1921, Rif tribal fighters, defeated the Spanish army who attempted to take control over the region, killing more than 10,000 of their troops at the Battle of Anual, representing the largest lost suffered in a single day by any colonial force in ...
The 2024–25 Liga Nacional de Guatemala, also known as Liga Guate Banrural for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the 72nd season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season began on 3 August 2024, when the Apertura 2024 tournament started, and is scheduled to end in May 2025 with the Clausura 2025 ...
Spanish is the official language of Guatemala, and is spoken by 93% of the population. [1] Guatemalan Spanish is the local variant of the Spanish language.. Twenty-two Mayan languages are spoken, especially in rural areas, as well as two non-Mayan Amerindian languages: Xinca, an indigenous language, and Garifuna, an Arawakan language spoken on the Caribbean coast.