GUATEMALAN GOVT VS GUERILLA
YEARS: 1982-1995 | DEATHS: 46300
THE CONFLICT DATABASE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
Information about this conflict can be found in the conflict database made and maintained by the The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at University of Uppsala in Sweden.
DATABASE DETAILS
Quote from article: "Inspired by the Cuban revolution in 1959, left-wing guerrilla groups started to take form in Guatemala in the 1960s as a response to a combination of effectively military governments and the continuation of a highly unequal form of land-ownership. The armed conflict in Guatemala officially began 13 November 1960, when discontented US-trained army officers attempted a coup against the corrupt and unpopular government of General Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes. The incident led to the formation of Guatemala’s modern revolutionary movement, and in response, the creation of a counterinsurgency state, which quickly defeated the guerrilla movements."