Republic of Guatemala - Revision history

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Guatemala\|native_name=República de Guatemala\|image_flag=Flag of Guatemala.svg\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg\|capital=Guatemala City\|largest_city=Guatemala City\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=~~Presidential~~ republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Bernardo Arévalo]]\|image_map=Guatemala map.png\|map_width=~~260~~\|official_languages=Spanish\|area_km2=108,889\|population_estimate=17,~~263~~,~~239~~\|population_estimate_year=~~2018~~}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Guatemala\|native_name=República de Guatemala\|image_flag=Flag of Guatemala.svg\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg\|capital=Guatemala City\|largest_city=Guatemala City\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Bernardo Arévalo]]\|leader_title2=Vice President\|leader_name2=[[Karin Herrera]]\|image_map=Guatemala map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Spanish\|demonym=Guatemalan\|area_km2=108,889\|population_estimate=18,636,532\|population_estimate_year=2025\|currency=Quetzal\|currency_code=GTQ\|calling_code=+502\|iso3166code=GT\|cctld=.gt}}

	'''Guatemala''', officially the '''Republic of Guatemala''', is a country in [[Central America]]. 44% of ~~its~~ population is indigenous.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Jimmy Zúñiga Wallace, [[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Guatemala blocks leftist Indigenous leader from presidential race, in ‘electoral coup’\|date=2023-02-06\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210143555/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-date=2023-02-10\|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>		'''Guatemala''', officially the '''Republic of Guatemala''', is a country in [[Central America]]. It is bordered to the northwest by [[United Mexican States\|Mexico]], to the northeast by [[Belize]], to the east by [[Republic of Honduras\|Honduras]], and to the southeast by [[Republic of El Salvador\|El Salvador]]. It is bounded by the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the south and the [[Caribbean Sea]] to the northeast.

			44% of Guatemala's population is indigenous.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Jimmy Zúñiga Wallace, [[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Guatemala blocks leftist Indigenous leader from presidential race, in ‘electoral coup’\|date=2023-02-06\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210143555/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-date=2023-02-10\|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	[[File:Guatemala indigenous map.png\|thumb\|Map of indigenous nations in Guatemala]]		[[File:Guatemala indigenous map.png\|thumb\|Map of indigenous nations in Guatemala]]

			=== Cabrera and Ubico regimes ===
	The [[United States of America\|United States]] invaded Guatemala in 1920.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=The Military Opens Doors\|page=210\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> Military dictator [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown in 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched\|page=71\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>		The [[United States of America\|United States]] invaded Guatemala in 1920.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=The Military Opens Doors\|page=210\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> Military dictator [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown in 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched\|page=71\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>

	=== Árbenz presidency ===		=== Árbenz presidency ===
	Jacobo Árbenz was elected President of Guatemala in 1951. He redistributed land to 100,000 [[Peasantry\|peasants]] and improved [[Trade union\|unionization]] rights. The [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] began planning to overthrow him in 1952. In 1954, the CIA bombed Guatemala and overthrew its government. Árbenz asked the [[United Nations]] and [[Organization of American States\|OAS]] for help against the coup. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower\|Dwight Eisenhower]] claimed that Guatemala was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] puppet state, but Guatemala and the Soviet Union had no diplomatic relations or embassies.<ref name=":1" />		[[Jacobo Árbenz]] was elected President of Guatemala in 1951. He redistributed land to 100,000 [[Peasantry\|peasants]] and improved [[Trade union\|unionization]] rights. The [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] began planning to overthrow him in 1952. In 1954, the CIA bombed Guatemala and overthrew its government. Árbenz asked the [[United Nations]] and [[Organization of American States\|OAS]] for help against the coup. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower\|Dwight Eisenhower]] claimed that Guatemala was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] puppet state, but Guatemala and the Soviet Union had no diplomatic relations or embassies.<ref name=":1" />

	=== Ydígoras dictatorship ===		=== Ydígoras dictatorship ===
	In November 1960, the military began a nationalist rebellion against Fuentes. The rebels, who included up to half of Guatemala's soldiers, took over two military bases. The CIA and [[Cuba\|Cuban]] exiles bombed rebel-controlled areas, ending the rebellion within days.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1960: One good coup deserves another\|page=146\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>		In November 1960, the military began a nationalist rebellion against [[Ydigoras Fuentes]]. The rebels, who included up to half of Guatemala's soldiers, took over two military bases. The CIA and [[Cuba\|Cuban]] exiles bombed rebel-controlled areas, ending the rebellion within days.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1960: One good coup deserves another\|page=146\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>

	In 1962, thousands of people protested against the government of ~~Ydigoras~~ Fuentes and began a general strike. The police and military eventually ended the protest. The United States established a military base in the northeast to teach counter-insurgency tactics to the Guatemalan military. Fuentes lost U.S. support when he allowed former progressive leader [[Juan José Arévalo]] to return to the country, and he planned to step down in 1964 and allow an election. In March 1963 the United States organized another coup, and Colonel [[Enrique Peralta Azurdia\|Enrique Peralta]] overthrew Fuentes.<ref name=":0" />		In 1962, thousands of people protested against the government of Fuentes and began a general strike. The police and military eventually ended the protest. The United States established a military base in the northeast to teach counter-insurgency tactics to the Guatemalan military. Fuentes lost U.S. support when he allowed former progressive leader [[Juan José Arévalo]] to return to the country, and he planned to step down in 1964 and allow an election. In March 1963 the United States organized another coup, and Colonel [[Enrique Peralta Azurdia\|Enrique Peralta]] overthrew Fuentes.<ref name=":0" />

	=== Peralta dictatorship ===		=== Peralta dictatorship ===
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	== References ==		== References ==
			[[Category:Guatemala\| ]]
			[[Category:Central American countries]]
	[[Category:Countries]]		[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:~~Central American countries~~]]		[[Category:Countries invaded by the United States]]
			[[Category:Countries targeted by CIA coups]]
			[[Category:Former Spanish colonies]]
			[[Category:Global south]]
	[[Category:Latin American countries]]		[[Category:Latin American countries]]
	[[Category:North American countries]]		[[Category:North American countries]]
	<references />		<references />
	~~[[Category:Global south]]~~
	~~[[Category:Countries targeted by CIA coups]]~~
	~~[[Category:Countries invaded by the United States]]~~
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Guatemala}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Guatemala}}

Jaiden: New president since 15.01.2025

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Guatemala\|native_name=República de Guatemala\|image_flag=Flag of Guatemala.svg\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg\|capital=Guatemala City\|largest_city=Guatemala City\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[~~Alejandro Giammattei~~]]\|image_map=Guatemala map.png\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|area_km2=108,889\|population_estimate=17,263,239\|population_estimate_year=2018}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Guatemala\|native_name=República de Guatemala\|image_flag=Flag of Guatemala.svg\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg\|capital=Guatemala City\|largest_city=Guatemala City\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Bernardo Arévalo]]\|image_map=Guatemala map.png\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|area_km2=108,889\|population_estimate=17,263,239\|population_estimate_year=2018}}

	'''Guatemala''', officially the '''Republic of Guatemala''', is a country in [[Central America]]. 44% of its population is indigenous.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Jimmy Zúñiga Wallace, [[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Guatemala blocks leftist Indigenous leader from presidential race, in ‘electoral coup’\|date=2023-02-06\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210143555/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-date=2023-02-10\|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>		'''Guatemala''', officially the '''Republic of Guatemala''', is a country in [[Central America]]. 44% of its population is indigenous.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Jimmy Zúñiga Wallace, [[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Guatemala blocks leftist Indigenous leader from presidential race, in ‘electoral coup’\|date=2023-02-06\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210143555/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-date=2023-02-10\|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>

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	=== Arana dictatorship ===		=== Arana dictatorship ===
	Colonel [[Carlos Arana Osorio]] took power in 1970 and killed over 7,000 people in each year of his rule. Diplomats in Guatemala City believed that right-wing forces killed 15 times as many people as the guerrillas and revolutionaries.		Colonel [[Carlos Arana Osorio]] took power in 1970 and killed over 7,000 people in each year of his rule. Diplomats in Guatemala City believed that right-wing forces killed 15 times as many people as the guerrillas and revolutionaries.<ref name=":0" />

	By 1976, the police, military, and death squads had killed over 20,000 people. Many bodies were thrown into rivers or the Pacific Ocean. In the Gualán area, people stopped fishing because they found so many corpses in the rivers. Suspected guerrillas were tortured with insecticide or electric shocks. Many people were found with their eyes gouged out or their tongues and hands removed. The U.S. used F-51 planes to drop napalm over suspected guerrilla areas, similar to the [[Vietnam War]]. The [[Guatemalan Army of the Poor]] was formed in 1976 to resist the junta.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2004\|title=Killing Hope\|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope\|chapter=Guatemala, 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized “final solution”\|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/guatemala\|publisher=Common Courage Press\|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref>		By 1976, the police, military, and death squads had killed over 20,000 people. Many bodies were thrown into rivers or the Pacific Ocean. In the Gualán area, people stopped fishing because they found so many corpses in the rivers. Suspected guerrillas were tortured with insecticide or electric shocks. Many people were found with their eyes gouged out or their tongues and hands removed. The U.S. used F-51 planes to drop napalm over suspected guerrilla areas, similar to the [[Vietnam War]]. The [[Guatemalan Army of the Poor]] was formed in 1976 to resist the junta.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2004\|title=Killing Hope\|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope\|chapter=Guatemala, 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized “final solution”\|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/guatemala\|publisher=Common Courage Press\|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref>

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	== History ==		== History ==
			[[File:Guatemala indigenous map.png\|thumb\|Map of indigenous nations in Guatemala]]
	The [[United States of America\|United States]] invaded Guatemala in 1920.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=The Military Opens Doors\|page=210\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> Military dictator [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown in 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched\|page=71\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>		The [[United States of America\|United States]] invaded Guatemala in 1920.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=The Military Opens Doors\|page=210\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> Military dictator [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown in 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched\|page=71\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>

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	== References ==		== References ==
			[[Category:Countries]]
	[[Category:Central American countries]]		[[Category:Central American countries]]
	~~[[Category:Countries targeted by CIA coups]]~~
	~~[[Category:Global south]]~~
	[[Category:Latin American countries]]		[[Category:Latin American countries]]
	[[Category:North American countries]]		[[Category:North American countries]]
	<references />		<references />
			[[Category:Global south]]
			[[Category:Countries targeted by CIA coups]]
	[[Category:Countries invaded by the United States]]		[[Category:Countries invaded by the United States]]
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Guatemala}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Guatemala}}

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	[[Category:Central American countries]]		[[Category:Central American countries]]
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	[[Category:Countries targeted by CIA coups]]		[[Category:Countries targeted by CIA coups]]
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	== History ==		== History ==
	Military dictator [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown in 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched\|page=71\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>		The [[United States of America\|United States]] invaded Guatemala in 1920.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=The Military Opens Doors\|page=210\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> Military dictator [[Jorge Ubico]] was overthrown in 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1953-1954: While the world watched\|page=71\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>

	=== Árbenz presidency ===		=== Árbenz presidency ===

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	Jacobo Árbenz was elected President of Guatemala in 1951. He redistributed land to 100,000 [[Peasantry\|peasants]] and improved [[Trade union\|unionization]] rights. The [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] began planning to overthrow him in 1952. In 1954, the CIA bombed Guatemala and overthrew its government. Árbenz asked the [[United Nations]] and [[Organization of American States\|OAS]] for help against the coup. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower\|Dwight Eisenhower]] claimed that Guatemala was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] puppet state, but Guatemala and the Soviet Union had no diplomatic relations or embassies.<ref name=":1" />		Jacobo Árbenz was elected President of Guatemala in 1951. He redistributed land to 100,000 [[Peasantry\|peasants]] and improved [[Trade union\|unionization]] rights. The [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] began planning to overthrow him in 1952. In 1954, the CIA bombed Guatemala and overthrew its government. Árbenz asked the [[United Nations]] and [[Organization of American States\|OAS]] for help against the coup. [[Dwight D. Eisenhower\|Dwight Eisenhower]] claimed that Guatemala was a [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] puppet state, but Guatemala and the Soviet Union had no diplomatic relations or embassies.<ref name=":1" />

	=== ~~Fuentes~~ dictatorship ===		=== Ydígoras dictatorship ===
	In November 1960, the military began a nationalist rebellion against Fuentes. The rebels, who included up to half of Guatemala's soldiers, took over two military bases. The CIA and [[Cuba\|Cuban]] exiles bombed rebel-controlled areas, ending the rebellion within days.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1960: One good coup deserves another\|page=146\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>		In November 1960, the military began a nationalist rebellion against Fuentes. The rebels, who included up to half of Guatemala's soldiers, took over two military bases. The CIA and [[Cuba\|Cuban]] exiles bombed rebel-controlled areas, ending the rebellion within days.<ref>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2003\|title=Killing Hope\|chapter=Guatemala 1960: One good coup deserves another\|page=146\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedfo2kzml5sodng4rtlybjdvertim3nybowazzlo6rztq6khixbv4?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Killing%20Hope_%20US%20Military%20and%20CIA%20Interventions%20Since%20World%20War%20II-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282003%29.pdf\|city=London\|publisher=Zed Books\|isbn=1842773682}}</ref>

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	Colonel [[Carlos Arana Osorio]] took power in 1970 and killed over 7,000 people in each year of his rule. Diplomats in Guatemala City believed that right-wing forces killed 15 times as many people as the guerrillas and revolutionaries.		Colonel [[Carlos Arana Osorio]] took power in 1970 and killed over 7,000 people in each year of his rule. Diplomats in Guatemala City believed that right-wing forces killed 15 times as many people as the guerrillas and revolutionaries.

	By 1976, the police, military, and death squads had killed over 20,000 people. Many bodies were thrown into rivers or the Pacific Ocean. In the Gualán area, people stopped fishing because they found so many corpses in the rivers. Suspected guerrillas were tortured with insecticide or electric shocks. Many people were found with their eyes gouged out or their tongues and hands removed. The U.S. used F-51 planes to drop napalm over suspected guerrilla areas, similar to the [[Vietnam War]].		By 1976, the police, military, and death squads had killed over 20,000 people. Many bodies were thrown into rivers or the Pacific Ocean. In the Gualán area, people stopped fishing because they found so many corpses in the rivers. Suspected guerrillas were tortured with insecticide or electric shocks. Many people were found with their eyes gouged out or their tongues and hands removed. The U.S. used F-51 planes to drop napalm over suspected guerrilla areas, similar to the [[Vietnam War]]. The [[Guatemalan Army of the Poor]] was formed in 1976 to resist the junta.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2004\|title=Killing Hope\|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope\|chapter=Guatemala, 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized “final solution”\|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/guatemala\|publisher=Common Courage Press\|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref>

	~~The~~ [[~~Guatemalan Army of the Poor~~]] ~~was formed~~ in ~~1976~~.<ref name=":0"~~>{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2004\|title=Killing Hope\|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books~~/killing-hope\|chapter=Guatemala, 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized “final solution”\|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/guatemala\|publisher=Common Courage Press\|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref>		=== Ríos dictatorship ===
			[[Christianity\|Christian]] fundamentalist [[Ríos Montt\|Efraín Ríos Montt]] took power in a coup in 1982 and destroyed over 400 villages. He killed over 2,600 people during his six months in power. [[Ronald Reagan]] gave Ríos military supplies and denied human rights abuses.<ref name=":0" />

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Guatemala\|native_name=República de Guatemala\|capital=Guatemala City\|largest_city=Guatemala City\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|image_map=Guatemala map.png\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|area_km2=108,889\|population_estimate=17,263,239\|population_estimate_year=2018}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Guatemala\|native_name=República de Guatemala\|image_flag=Flag of Guatemala.svg\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Guatemala.svg\|capital=Guatemala City\|largest_city=Guatemala City\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Alejandro Giammattei]]\|image_map=Guatemala map.png\|map_width=260\|official_languages=Spanish\|area_km2=108,889\|population_estimate=17,263,239\|population_estimate_year=2018}}

	'''Guatemala''', officially the '''Republic of Guatemala''', is a country in [[Central America]].		'''Guatemala''', officially the '''Republic of Guatemala''', is a country in [[Central America]]. 44% of its population is indigenous.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Jimmy Zúñiga Wallace, [[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Guatemala blocks leftist Indigenous leader from presidential race, in ‘electoral coup’\|date=2023-02-06\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210143555/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/06/guatemala-blocks-leftist-indigenous-leader-from-presidential-race-in-electoral-coup/\|archive-date=2023-02-10\|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	Colonel [[Carlos Arana Osorio]] took power in 1970 and killed over 7,000 people in each year of his rule. Diplomats in Guatemala City believed that right-wing forces killed 15 times as many people as the guerrillas and revolutionaries.		Colonel [[Carlos Arana Osorio]] took power in 1970 and killed over 7,000 people in each year of his rule. Diplomats in Guatemala City believed that right-wing forces killed 15 times as many people as the guerrillas and revolutionaries.

	By 1976, the police, military, and death squads had killed over 20,000 people. Many bodies were thrown into rivers or the Pacific Ocean. In the Gualán area, people stopped fishing because they found so many corpses in the rivers. Suspected guerrillas were tortured with insecticide or electric shocks. Many people were found with their eyes gouged out or ~~there~~ tongues and hands removed. The U.S. used F-51 planes to drop napalm over suspected guerrilla areas, similar to the [[Vietnam War]].		By 1976, the police, military, and death squads had killed over 20,000 people. Many bodies were thrown into rivers or the Pacific Ocean. In the Gualán area, people stopped fishing because they found so many corpses in the rivers. Suspected guerrillas were tortured with insecticide or electric shocks. Many people were found with their eyes gouged out or their tongues and hands removed. The U.S. used F-51 planes to drop napalm over suspected guerrilla areas, similar to the [[Vietnam War]].

	The [[Guatemalan Army of the Poor]] was formed in 1976.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2004\|title=Killing Hope\|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope\|chapter=Guatemala, 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized “final solution”\|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/guatemala\|publisher=Common Courage Press\|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref>		The [[Guatemalan Army of the Poor]] was formed in 1976.<ref name=":0">{{Citation\|author=William Blum\|year=2004\|title=Killing Hope\|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope\|chapter=Guatemala, 1962 to 1980s: A less publicized “final solution”\|chapter-url=https://williamblum.org/chapters/killing-hope/guatemala\|publisher=Common Courage Press\|isbn=9781567512526}}</ref>

			== Politics ==
			The current Guatemalan government is [[Corruption\|corrupt]] and [[Right-wing politics\|right-wing]]. The indigenous [[Left-wing politics\|leftist]] [[Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples]] ran for the first time in the 2019 elections, and its leader [[Thelma Cabrera]] received 10% of the vote while the current president Alejandro Giammattei received 14%. Giamattei is very [[Conservatism\|conservative]] and a dual citizen of [[Italian Republic\|Italy]]. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal blocked the MLP from running in the 2023 elections.<ref name=":2" />

	== References ==		== References ==