Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996)

1. Junior officers’ uprising launches civil war

   Nov 13, 1960Labels: Junior Officers, Miguel Yd

   • Britannica
   • Civil War

2. Nationwide ‘state of siege’ declared

   Nov 2, 1966Labels: State of, Guatemala Government

   • Civil War
   • Britannica

3. Devastating Guatemala earthquake disrupts society

   Feb 4, 1976Labels: 1976 Earthquake, Guatemala

   • USGS
   • USGS DOI

4. Spanish Embassy fire kills dozens

   Jan 31, 1980Labels: Spanish Embassy, Indigenous Campesinos

   • Embassy Fire
   • HRW Background

5. Ríos Montt takes power in coup

   Mar 23, 1982Labels: Efra n, Military Junta

   • 1982 Coup
   • Britannica

6. New constitution adopted, setting civilian transition

   May 31, 1985Labels: 1985 Constitution, Guatemala

   • Constitution
   • UPI Cerezo

7. Vinicio Cerezo inaugurated as civilian president

   Jan 14, 1986Labels: Vinicio Cerezo, Presidency

   • UPI Cerezo
   • WaPo Archive

8. Esquipulas II regional peace accord signed

   Aug 7, 1987Labels: Esquipulas II, Central America

   • UN Peacemaker
   • Esquipulas

9. Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights signed

   Mar 29, 1994Labels: Human Rights, URNG

   • PA X
   • UN Press

10. Agreement on resettlement of uprooted populations

    Jun 17, 1994Labels: Resettlement Agreement, Oslo

    • PA X
    • UN Library

11. Indigenous rights agreement signed

    Mar 31, 1995Labels: Indigenous Rights, Multiculturalism

    • UN Peacemaker
    • UN Report

12. Final peace accord ends the civil war

    Dec 29, 1996Labels: Peace Accord, URNG-Government

    • UN Yearbook
    • PA X

13. REMHI report ‘Guatemala: Nunca Más’ presented

    Apr 24, 1998Labels: REMHI Report, ODHAG

    • ODHAG REMHI
    • Prensa Libre

14. Bishop Juan José Gerardi assassinated

    Apr 26, 1998Labels: Juan Jos, Assassination

    • Gerardi
    • USCCB

15. CEH presents ‘Memory of Silence’ findings

    Feb 25, 1999Labels: CEH Report, UN Commission

    • UN Yearbook
    • Revista Env o