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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]
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.
Violence against women in Guatemala reached severe levels during the long-running Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), and the continuing impact of that conflict has contributed to the present high levels of violence against women in that nation. [1] During the armed conflict, rape was used as a weapon of war. [2]
The Guatemalan Civil War went on from 1960-1996. [1] Sepur Zarco is an indigenous Q'eqchi' community in Guatemala. In Sepur Zarco, Mayan Q'eqchi' peasant leaders had angered local landowners by fighting for the legal titles to the land upon which they had lived and worked for years. The landowners called in the army for protection. [2]
By the end of the 1970s, open civil war was waged in Guatemala. [2] The 1960s and 1970s also saw the introduction of the "Liberation Theology." [3] This ideology used biblical principals to support solidarity with poor communities, the critique of capitalism and local development projects. Many young Mayas joined this ideology. [2] The ...
Survivors from the civil war gather outside the Supreme Court, prior to a hearing in the Ixil Genocide trial, in Guatemala City, Guatemala March 25, 2024. - Cristina Chiquin/Reuters
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
Pages in category "Guatemalan Civil War" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Guatemala National Police Archives; Guatemalan Peace ...