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It was the first official firing squad execution in Guatemala since 1983. [2] [3] It was also the first execution to occur in Latin America, with the exception of Guyana and the Caribbean, in a span of over ten years. [4] The executions occurred outside of the Canada Penal Farm (Granja de Canadá), [1] in Escuintla, Guatemala. [5]
These Civil Defense Patrols not only impacted the people of Guatemala, but it also had a very large impact on the indigenous peoples living in Guatemala, including the Kʼicheʼ people. Specifically, the local parish priest Padre Villanueva, was killed on church grounds by Security forces .
The Guatemalan Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala) is the unified military organization comprising the Guatemalan Army, Navy, Air Force, and Presidential Honor Guard. The president of Guatemala is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy, training, and budget through the Minister of Defence.
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 ...
For many years the Argentine author Horacio Estol was the New York correspondent of Clarín, writing about aspects of US life of interest to Argentines. [11] Roberto Noble died in 1969, and his widow Ernestina Herrera de Noble succeeded him as director. The newspaper bought Papel Prensa in 1977, together with La Nación and La Razón.
Clarín remains the largest newspaper in Argentina, despite the fall in both total circulation and market share, which peaked at almost 500,000 copies and 35% of the Argentine newspaper market in 1983, respectively.
The Ministry of National Defence (Spanish: Ministerio de la Defensa de la Nación) is the agency of the Guatemalan government responsible for the budget, training and policy of the military of Guatemala. Based in Guatemala City, the Defence Ministry is highly guarded, and the President of Guatemala frequently visits.
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]