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Armed Forces of Guatemala

Index Armed Forces of Guatemala

The Guatemalan Armed Forces consists of the National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG), the Guatemalan National Defense Navy (Marina de la Defensa Nacional, includes Marines), the Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG), and the Presidential Honor Guard (Guardia de Honor Presidencial). [1]

84 relations: Aldana Sandoval, Alta Verapaz Department, ArmaLite, ArmaLite AR-10, Armed Forces Day, Aurora F.C., Álvaro Colom, Ángel Aníbal Guevara, Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute, Burning of the Spanish Embassy, Byron Barrera, Carlos Enrique Díaz de León, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Catholic Church in Guatemala, Cessna T303 Crusader, Cold case, Combat helmet, Deaths in August 2014, Dos Erres massacre, Efraín Ríos Montt, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Guatemalan Air Force, Guatemalan Civil War, Guatemalan general election, 1982, Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity, Guerrilla Army of the Poor, Héctor Gramajo, Helen Mack Chang, HMS Fawn (A325), Hugh Ian Macgarvie-Munn, Human rights in Guatemala, Index of Central America-related articles, Index of Guatemala-related articles, Inter-American Defense College, Jacobo Árbenz, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas, Jorge Ubico, José Rubén Zamora, Juan José Gerardi Conedera, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Kaibiles, Kayb'il B'alam, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, La Libertad, El Petén, List of armies by country, List of maritime disasters in the 20th century, List of militaries by country, List of people who survived assassination attempts, ..., List of shipwrecks in 1989, List of terrorist incidents in 1982, List of wars 1945–1989, Los Zetas, Luis de Lión, Melchor de Mencos, Military ranks of Guatemala, Ministry of Defence (Guatemala), Myrna Mack, National Army, Operation PBHistory, Otto Pérez Molina, Outline of Guatemala, Panzós, Patriotic Party (Guatemala), Plan de Sánchez massacre, Policia Militar Ambulante, Poptún, Próspero Penados del Barrio, President of Guatemala, RBY MK 1, Reception of Unaccompanied Minors from the Northern Triangle, Rigoberta Menchú, Roberto Azurdia, Ronald Reagan, Rosalina Tuyuc, Rudy Ortiz, Santiago Atitlán, Siglo Veintiuno, Women on Waves, Zury Ríos, 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état, 1980 in aviation, 2014 in aviation. Expand index (34 more) »

Aldana Sandoval

Colonel Carlos Aldana Sandoval was a Guatemalan military officer who was a significant figure in the popular uprising against the government of Federico Ponce Vaides in October 1944.

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Alta Verapaz Department

Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala.

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ArmaLite

ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company founded in the mid 1950s in Hollywood, California.

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ArmaLite AR-10

The ArmaLite AR-10 is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle developed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s and manufactured by ArmaLite, then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation.

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Armed Forces Day

Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed Forces Day in honor of their military forces.

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Aurora F.C.

Aurora Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football club.

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Álvaro Colom

Álvaro Colom Caballeros (born June 15, 1951) is a Guatemalan politician who was the President of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012, as well as leader of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope (UNE).

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Ángel Aníbal Guevara

Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez is a Guatemalan soldier and politician.

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Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores

Brigadier General Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores (9 December 1930 – 1 February 2016) was the 27th President of Guatemala from 8 August 1983 to 14 January 1986.

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Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute

The Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute is an unresolved binational territorial dispute between the states of Belize and Guatemala, neighbours in Central America.

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Burning of the Spanish Embassy

The Burning of the Spanish Embassy (sometimes called the Spanish Embassy Massacre or the Spanish Embassy Fire) refers to the occupation of the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on January 31st, 1980, by indigenous peasants of the Committee for Peasant Unity and their allies and the subsequent police raid that resulted in a fire which destroyed the embassy and left 36 people dead.

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Byron Barrera

Byron Barrera Ortiz is a Guatemalan journalist noted for his reporting of human rights abuses by the Guatemalan government during and after the Guatemalan Civil War, for which he received repeated threats against his life.

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Carlos Enrique Díaz de León

Carlos Enrique Díaz de León (15 April 1915 – 2014) was the provisional President of Guatemala from 27 June to 29 June 1954.

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Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio

Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (July 17, 1918 – December 6, 2003) was President of Guatemala from July 1, 1970 to July 1, 1974.

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Catholic Church in Guatemala

The Catholic Church in Guatemala is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under spiritual leadership of the Pope, Curia in Rome and the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala.

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Cessna T303 Crusader

The Cessna T303 Crusader is an American six-place light twin-engined aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft Company.

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Cold case

A cold case is a crime or an accident that has not yet been fully solved and is not the subject of a recent criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or retained material evidence, as well as fresh activities of the suspect.

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Combat helmet

A combat helmet or battle helmet is a type of helmet, a piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat.

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Deaths in August 2014

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 2014.

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Dos Erres massacre

The Dos Erres massacre of 6 December 1982 took place in Dos Erres, a small village in the municipality of La Libertad, in the northern Petén department of Guatemala.

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Efraín Ríos Montt

José Efraín Ríos Montt (June 16, 1926 – April 1, 2018) was a Guatemalan general and politician who was born in Huehuetenango.

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Fernando Romeo Lucas García

General Fernando Romeo Lucas García (4 July 1924 – 27 May 2006) was the 25th President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982.

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Guatemalan Air Force

The Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca or FAG) is a small air force composed mostly of U.S.-made aircraft throughout its history.

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Guatemalan Civil War

The Guatemalan Civil War ran from 1960 to 1996.

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Guatemalan general election, 1982

General elections were held in Guatemala on 7 March 1982.

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Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity

The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (in Spanish: Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca, URNG-MAIZ or most commonly URNG) is a Guatemalan political party that started as a guerrilla movement but laid down its arms in 1996 and became a legal political party in 1998 after the peace process which ended the Guatemalan Civil War.

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Guerrilla Army of the Poor

The Guerrilla Army Of The Poor (EGP – Ejército Guerrillero de los Pobres) was a Guatemalan leftist guerrilla movement, which commanded a lot of support among the indigenous Mayan people during the Guatemalan Civil War.

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Héctor Gramajo

Héctor Alejandro Gramajo Morales (11 August 1940 – 12 March 2004) was a general in the Guatemalan Army who served as Defense Minister from February 1st 1987 to May 20th 1990, during the long years of the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996).

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Helen Mack Chang

Helen Mack Chang (born 19 January 1952) is a Guatemalan businesswoman and human rights activist.

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HMS Fawn (A325)

HMS Fawn, pennant number A325, was a ''Bulldog''-class hydrographic survey ship of the British Royal Navy.

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Hugh Ian Macgarvie-Munn

Hugh Ian McGarvie-Munn (22 September 1919 in Jamadoba, India – 4 January 1981 in Entrecasteaux, France).

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Human rights in Guatemala

Human rights is an issue in Guatemala.

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Index of Central America-related articles

This is an Index of Central America-related articles.

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Index of Guatemala-related articles

The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the Republic of Guatemala.

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Inter-American Defense College

The Inter-American Defense College (IADC) is an international educational institution located in Washington D.C., United States, operating under the auspices of the Organization of American States (OAS) and as one of three organs that make up the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB).

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Jacobo Árbenz

Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (September 14, 1913 – January 27, 1971), nicknamed The Big Blonde (Guatemalan El Chelón) or The Swiss (El Suizo) for his Swiss origins, was a Guatemalan military officer who was the second democratically elected President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954.

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Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán

Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born on 25 December 1954 or 4 April 1957) is a Mexican drug lord who headed the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was formed.

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Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas

Joint Operation Nuevo León-Tamaulipas is an anti-drug joint operation in two Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León by Federal Police and the Mexican Armed Forces.

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Jorge Ubico

Jorge Ubico Castañeda (10 November 1878 – 14 June 1946), nicknamed Number Five (based on the letters of the name Jorge) or also Central America's Napoleon, was the authoritarian ruler of Guatemala from 14 February 1931 to 4 July 1944.

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José Rubén Zamora

José Rubén Zamora Marroquín (born August 19, 1956) is an industrial engineer, entrepreneur, and the founder of three Guatemalan newspapers: Siglo Veintiuno ("21st Century") in 1990, and El Periódico ("The Newspaper") in 1996, and Nuestro Diario ("Our Daily") in 1998.

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Juan José Gerardi Conedera

Monsignor Juan José Gerardi Conedera (27 December 1922 – 26 April 1998) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights defender who was long active in working with the indigenous Mayan peoples of the country.

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Julio César Méndez Montenegro

Julio César Méndez Montenegro (November 23, 1915 – April 30, 1996) was the Revolutionary Party President of Guatemala from July 1, 1966 to July 1, 1970.

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Kaibiles

The Kaibiles (singular: Kaibil) are a special operations wing of the Armed Forces of Guatemala.

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Kayb'il B'alam

Kayb'il B'alam (alternatively written Kaibil Balam) was a 16th-century leader of the Mam people in the Maya kingdom in the western highlands of Guatemala.

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Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García

Brigadier General Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (January 24, 1930, Harris M. Lentz, Routledge, 4 Feb 2014, page 345 – December 9, 2009) was President of Guatemala from July 1, 1974 to July 1, 1978.

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La Libertad, El Petén

La Libertad is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala.

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List of armies by country

This is a list of Armies (Land Forces) of the countries of the World.

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List of maritime disasters in the 20th century

A maritime disaster is an event which usually involves a ship or ships and can involve military action.

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List of militaries by country

This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

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List of people who survived assassination attempts

List of survivors of unsuccessful assassination attempts, listed chronologically.

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List of shipwrecks in 1989

The list of shipwrecks in 1989 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1989.

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List of terrorist incidents in 1982

This is a timeline of incidents in 1982 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).

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List of wars 1945–1989

This is a list of wars that began between 1945 to 1989. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.

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Los Zetas

Los Zetas (Spanish for "The Zs") is a Mexican criminal syndicate, regarded as the most dangerous of the country's drug cartels.

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Luis de Lión

Luis de Lión, born José Luis de León Díaz (August 19, 1939 - June, 6 1984) was a Guatemalan writer kidnapped on May 15, 1984 by elements of Guatemalan Army intelligence, and henceforth "disappeared".

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Melchor de Mencos

Melchor de Mencos is a municipality in the Petén Department of Guatemala with population 23,813.

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Military ranks of Guatemala

The Military ranks of Guatemala are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Guatemala.

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Ministry of Defence (Guatemala)

The Ministry of National Defence (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.

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Myrna Mack

Myrna Mack Chang (24 October 1949 – 11 September 1990) was a Guatemalan anthropologist.

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National Army

The term national army typically means the lawful army of the state as distinct from rebel armies or private armies that may operate there.

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Operation PBHistory

Operation PBHistory was a covert operation carried out in Guatemala by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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Otto Pérez Molina

Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (born 1 December 1950) is a Guatemalan politician and retired military officer, who was President of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015.

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Outline of Guatemala

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guatemala: Guatemala – sovereign country located in Central America bordering Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.

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Panzós

Panzós is a municipality in the Guatemalan department of Alta Verapaz.

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Patriotic Party (Guatemala)

The Patriotic Party (Partido Patriota, PP) was a conservative political party in Guatemala.

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Plan de Sánchez massacre

The Plan de Sánchez massacre took place in the Guatemalan village of Plan de Sánchez, Baja Verapaz department, on 18 July 1982.

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Policia Militar Ambulante

The Policia Militar Ambulante (Mobile Military Police, Ambulant Military Police or PMA) was an elite paramilitary corp active in Guatemala during the Guatemalan Civil War.

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Poptún

Poptún is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala.

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Próspero Penados del Barrio

Próspero Penados del Barrio (August 28, 1925 – May 13, 2005) was a Guatemalan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

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President of Guatemala

The President of Guatemala (Presidente de Guatemala) officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala (Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term.

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RBY MK 1

The RBY Mk 1 is a light armoured reconnaissance vehicle that was produced by the RAMTA Division of Israel Aircraft Industries.

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Reception of Unaccompanied Minors from the Northern Triangle

The Northern American Triangle refers to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

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Rigoberta Menchú

Rigoberta Menchú Tum (born 9 January 1959) is a K'iche' political and human rights activist from Guatemala.

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Roberto Azurdia

Roberto René Azurdia Paiz is a Guatemalan writer, diplomat and physician.

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Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

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Rosalina Tuyuc

Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez (born San Juan Comalapa, department of Chimaltenango, 1956) is a Guatemalan human rights activist.

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Rudy Ortiz

Rudy Israel Ortiz Ruiz (6 August 1963 – 20 August 2014) was a Guatemalan senior military officer and chief general until his death on 20 August 2014.

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Santiago Atitlán

Santiago Atitlán (from Nahuatl atitlan, "at the water", in Tz'utujil Tz'ikin Jaay, "birdhouse") is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala.

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Siglo Veintiuno

Siglo Veintiuno or stylized Siglo XXI is a Guatemalan daily newspaper.

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Women on Waves

Women on Waves (WoW) is a Dutch pro-choice nongovernmental organization (NGO) created in 1999 by Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts, in order to bring reproductive health services, particularly non-surgical abortion services and education, to women in countries with restrictive abortion laws.

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Zury Ríos

Zury Mayté Ríos Sosa de Weller (born 24 January 1968) is a Guatemalan politician.

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1954 Guatemalan coup d'état

The 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état was a covert operation carried out by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that deposed the democratically elected Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz and ended the Guatemalan Revolution of 1944–1954.

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1980 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1980.

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2014 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 2014.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Guatemala

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