GUATEMALA, 1960 - 1996
36 years.
200,000 deaths.
93% of the victims belonging to the same front.
200,000 deaths.
93% of the victims belonging to the same front.
The genocide of the Maya population in Guatemala took place in the wider context of decades of extremely crude civil war.
The 36 year long violence stemmed from an escalation in the harsh repression of the insurgency movements. These began organizing to fight against the military junta that took power, with the aid of the USA, in 1954.
Use the timeline below to better navigate through these complex years, contextualizing the genocide and discovering the pretext that allowed for such widespread human right violations.
The 36 year long violence stemmed from an escalation in the harsh repression of the insurgency movements. These began organizing to fight against the military junta that took power, with the aid of the USA, in 1954.
Use the timeline below to better navigate through these complex years, contextualizing the genocide and discovering the pretext that allowed for such widespread human right violations.
The December 1996 peace accord has put officially an end to the Civil War. However serious issues remain still today in the field of violence control and criminality, justice and reconciliation, and management of war-related consequences.