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Guatemala: Los Altos: Victory. Los Altos is re-annexed to Guatemala [1] Caste War of Yucatán (1847–1901) Mexico Yucatán Guatemala British Honduras: Maya: Victory. Republic of Yucatán rejoins the United Mexican States in 1848; Mayas achieve an independent state from 1847 to 1883; Mexico recaptures Yucatán; Los Altan Revolts (1844,1847-1849 ...
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]
Pages in category "Wars involving Guatemala" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Spanish declare war on the Kaqchikel Chimaltenango 1525: The Poqomam capital falls to Pedro de Alvarado Guatemala 13 March 1525: Hernán Cortés arrives at Lake Petén Itzá Petén October 1525: Zaculeu, capital of the Mam, surrenders to Gonzalo de Alvarado y Contreras after a lengthy siege Huehuetenango 1526: Chajoma rebel against the Spanish ...
Guatemala was the first country in the American sphere of influence after World War II to include openly communist elements in its government. Peurifoy, who had previously engaged in anti-communist activities in Greece, was installed as ambassador in November 1953, around the time Carlos Castillo Armas was organizing his small revolutionary army.
Organizations of the Guatemalan Civil War (2 C, 19 P) P. People of the Guatemalan Civil War (1 C, 20 P) ... Guatemala National Police Archives; Guatemalan Peace ...
On the night of 19 June, most of the Guatemalan troops in the capital region left for Zacapa, joined by smaller detachments from other garrisons. Árbenz stated that "the invasion was a farce", but worried that if it was defeated on the Honduran border, Honduras would use it as an excuse to declare war on Guatemala, which would lead to a U.S ...
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.