Ray W. Howard Library: Archived GAC Evening Events: Guatemala

Background for Guatemala

The Guatemalan Peace Accords (1997)
Guatemala's supporters in the United States can contribute to building peace and help defuse the many mines in the road ahead by monitoring compliance, insisting on peace conditionality, supporting the role of the UN, and watching our own government's actions like hawks.
Interview: AMBASSADOR JAMES H. MICHEL (2005)
The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project.
https://www.ghrc-usa.org/AboutGuatemala/History.htm
A historic Timeline of Guatemala
Guatemala Civil War 1960-1996
A detailed history and timeline of the Guatemala civil war
Trial on Guatemalan Civil War Carnage Leaves Out U.S. Role
A report on the trial that was held by the un over the civil war and the human rights violations that took place during it
Guatemala Background
A history of Guatemala from the Center for Justice and Accountability

Ten-pin bowling
The elections will be coloured by the public’s anger towards traditional politicians. The winner will be the candidate who exploits that mood most effectively.
Guatemala's Dark Horse President To Be
Morales’ victory in the first round largely reflects his status as an ‘outsider,’ untarnished by the corruption scandals that have plagued the political class in recent months that culminated in former president Otto Pérez Molina’s resignation on September 3.
Not so serene In a regional breakthrough, a leader is forced out by charges of graft
The president stands accused of involvement in “La Línea”, a scheme named after the hotline it used, in which customs officials are alleged to have accepted kickbacks in exchange for reducing the import duties companies were required to pay.
Guatemala election: Comedian Jimmy Morales poised to become president
Guatemalan president quits and then jailed
Otto Perez Molina was arrested after resigning over corruption charges
Thousands gather to protest government corruption in Guatemala
Thousands of Guatemalan's every Saturday for almost two month protested demanding the removal of Otto Molina the Guatemalan president
Why Guatemala is one of the worst places in the world to be a child
Actor Michael Sheen travelled to speak to Guatemalan children on why it is the worst place for them to be

A former comedian is elected president in Guatemala
Results of the election in Guatemala
Guatemala Study Abroad 2015 - WWU (Long Version)
Western Washington University students shot this video of their study aboard trip.
With Military Backing, TV Comedian Wins in Guatemala in First Vote Since Jailing of Ex-President
Guatemala President Faces Arrest as Business Interests and U.S. Scramble to Contain Uprising
Vice President Roxana Baldetti must remain in prison while her corruption trial takes place. The ruling comes on the heels of the Guatemalan Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday to lift the immunity from prosecution for President Otto Pérez Molina, clearing the way for his impeachment. The court passed the impeachment recommendation along to Congress. A general strike has been called in Guatemala for today.
Guatemalan President Molina is Arrested After Resignation
Andrea Ixchíu, describes the massive protests and legal case leading to the resignation and arrest of President of Guatemala Otto Pérez Molina
The Involvement of The United States Government in the Guatemalan Civil War
A history lesson on U.S. involvement in Guatemala's civil war
Diane M. Nelson discusses the Guatemalan Civil War
Diane M. Nelson, author of Reckoning: The Ends of War in Guatemala (Duke University Press, 2009), discusses the impact of the decades long civil war on the people of Guatemala.