Guatemalan Civil Unrest
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Guatemala
- Date: November 10, 1960-December 29, 1996
Article abstract: At issue: Control over political system. Result: Guerrillas and their supporters decimated; armed forces’ political-military strategy transformed political system.
Background
Interethnic relations have strained Guatemalan society since the Spanish conquest in 1524. Indigenous Mayans have remained at the bottom of a highly divided, poor society. Peaceful avenues to change closed when a reform government elected in 1954 was removed by a military coup backed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Six years later, rebels took up...
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