Guatemalan Civil War
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The Guatemalan Civil War 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 populat
President Manuel Estrada Cabrera's official portrait from his last presidential term; during his government, the American United Fruit Company became a major economic and political force in Guatemala
Entrance to the United Fruit Company headquarters. The multinational fruit company launched the coup over the distribution of vacant land.
John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State of the Eisenhower administration and board member of the United Fruit Company.
General Jorge Ubico Castañeda.
Guerrilla Army of the Poor
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The Guerrilla Army Of The Poor was a Guatemalan leftist guerrilla movement, which commanded significant support among indigenous Maya people during the Guatemalan Civil War.
Guatemalan Civil War
…different colleges within University of San Carlos and public secondary education institutions. This coordination between legal groups came from the Guerrilla Army of the Poor (EGP), a guerrilla group that had appeared in 1972 and had its headquarters in the oil rich region of northern Quiché department -i.e., the Ixil Triangle…
Women in the guerrilla ranks, unknown location