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Guatemalan Civil War

Guatemalan Civil War
Part of the Central American crisis and Cold War
Exhumation in the ixil triangle in Guatemala.jpg
Ixil people carrying their loved ones' remains after an exhumation in the Ixil Triangle in February 2012.
Date November 13, 1960 – December 29, 1996
(36 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location Guatemala
Result Peace accord signed in 1996
Territorial
changes
Belligerents

URNG (from 1982)

  • PGT (until 1998)
  • MR-13 (1960–1971)
  • FAR (1960–1971)
  • EGP (1971–1996)
  • ORPA (1979–1996)

Supported by:

Cuba Cuba
Nicaragua Nicaragua (1979–1990)

FMLN

Guatemala Guatemalan military
Government-led paramilitary organizations
Argentina Argentina (See Operation Charly)
Supported by:
United States United States (1962–1996)

Logistics:
Commanders and leaders

Rolando Morán
Luis Turcios †
Marco Yon †
Bernardo Alvarado †
Rodrigo Asturias

Ricardo Rosales

Guatemala Miguel Ydígoras
Guatemala Enrique Peralta
Guatemala Julio Méndez
Guatemala Carlos Arana
Guatemala Kjell Laugerud
Guatemala Romeo Lucas
Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt
Guatemala Oscar Mejía
Guatemala Vinicio Cerezo
Guatemala Jorge Serrano
Guatemala Ramiro de León

Guatemala Álvaro Arzú
Strength

URNG:
6,000 (1982)

1,500–3,000 (1994)

Guatemala Military:
51,600 (1985)
45,000 (1994)
Guatemala Paramilitary:
300,000 (1982)
500,000 (1985)

32,000 (1986)
Casualties and losses
between 140,000–200,000 dead and missing (estimated)

URNG (from 1982)

Supported by:

Cuba Cuba
Nicaragua Nicaragua (1979–1990)

Guatemala Guatemalan military
Government-led paramilitary organizations
Argentina Argentina (See Operation Charly)
Supported by:
United States United States (1962–1996)


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