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The Guatemalan Civil War was a civil war in Guatemala which was fought from 1960 to 1996 between the government of Guatemala and various leftist rebel groups. The Guatemalan government forces committed genocide against the Maya population of Guatemala during the civil war and there were widespread human rights violations against civilians. [15]
Beginning of the Cold War; Mexico–Guatemala Conflict (1958–1959) Guatemala Mexico: Stalemate. Relations between the two nations are frozen for several months; Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) Guatemala: URNG: Stalemate. Peace accord signed in 1996
The Guatemalan genocide, also referred to as the Maya genocide, [3] or the Silent Holocaust [7] (Spanish: Genocidio guatemalteco, Genocidio maya, or Holocausto silencioso), was the mass killing of the Maya Indigenous people during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) by successive Guatemalan military governments that first took power following the CIA instigated 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
1960 1996 Guatemalan Civil War: Guatemala: URNG: 1960 1961 1960–61 campaign at the China–Burma border China Burma: National Revolutionary Army: 1960 1960 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt Ethiopia: Kebur Zabangna: 1961 1974 Angolan War of Independence Part of the Portuguese Colonial War: FNLA UNITA MPLA FLEC Portugal South Africa: 1961 1961
During the country's ongoing civil war, Guatemalan Army General Benedicto Lucas Garcia points to a map at a military garrison, Santa Cruz de Quiche, Guatemala, January 19, 1982. - Robert ...
Pages in category "Guatemalan Civil War" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Guatemala National Police Archives; Guatemalan Peace ...
Protesters broke down gates leading into the building's parking lot and torched several vehicles, causing congress employees to flee over a rooftop.
On 13 November 1960, a group of 120 young military officers joined by approximately 3000 enlisted soldiers seized the Zacapa military base and most of the Eastern Military Zone of the country and demanded the resignation of President Ydígoras. The rebels' discontent was fueled by the staggering corruption of the Ydígoras regime, the ...