José Efraín Ríos Montt (Spanish: [efɾaˈin ˈrios ˈmont]; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as de facto President of Guatemala in 1982–83. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the bloodiest periods in the long-running Guatemalan Civil War.Ríos Montt's counter-insurgency strategies significantly weakened the …
Efraín Ríos Montt (1926–2018), President of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983, sentenced to 80 years in prison for war crimes and acts of genocide perpetrated during the Guatemala Civil War; South America. Telmo Hurtado, major in the Peruvian army who participated in …
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10 Reprehensible Crimes Of Ronald Reagan - Listverse
Jan 15, 2015 · In Guatemala, Reagan supported and propped up brutal dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who killed as many as 200,000 Guatemalans. Nathan is a freelance journalist and screenwriter. More Great Lists
The first European to visit Valdivia River's estuary was the Genoese captain Juan Bautista Pastene, who took possession of it in 1544 in the name of the Spanish king, Charles V.He named the river after the Governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia.. Pedro de Valdivia later travelled by land to the river described by Pastene, and founded the city of Valdivia in 1552 as Santa María la …
The Guatemalan genocide, also referred to as the Maya genocide, or the Silent Holocaust (Spanish: Genocidio guatemalteco, Genocidio maya, o Holocausto silencioso), was the massacre of Maya civilians during the Guatemalan military government's counterinsurgency operations. Massacres, forced disappearances, torture and summary executions of guerrillas and …
Ein Völkermord oder Genozid ist seit der Konvention über die Verhütung und Bestrafung des Völkermordes von 1948 ein Straftatbestand im Völkerstrafrecht, der durch die Absicht gekennzeichnet ist, auf direkte oder indirekte Weise „eine nationale, ethnische, rassische oder religiöse Gruppe als solche ganz oder teilweise zu zerstören“; er unterliegt nicht der Verjährung.
The Ejército Popular Boricua ("Boricua Popular/People's Army"), also known as Los Macheteros ("The Machete Wielders"), is a clandestine militant and insurgent organization based in Puerto Rico, with cells in the states and other nations. It campaigns for, and supports, the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States.. During their first decade of existence, they had an …
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Attacks on the Press in 2013: Guatemala - Committee to Protect Journalists
His historic conviction was overturned, and the future of the case was uncertain, with Rios Montt under house arrest. The private office in Guatemala City of the special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, was broken into in unclear circumstances. The local press freedom group CERIGUA documented at least ...
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List of heads of government who were later imprisoned
This is a list of heads of government who were later imprisoned.There have been several individuals throughout history who served as Head of State or Head of Government (such as President, Prime Minister or Monarch) of their respective nation states, who later became prisoners.Any serving or former Head of State or Head of Government who was placed under …