During this conflict, over 200 civilians were saved by Tomas Guzaro, as recounted in the book Escaping the Fire.
During this conflict, over 200 civilians were saved by Tomas Guzaro, as recounted in the book Escaping the Fire. A report on this conflict subtitled "Never Again" led to the murder of its author, Bishop Juan Gerardi.  It began with a rebellion against Miguel Fuentes, while peace talks were led by Ramiro de Leon Carpio and Alvaro Irigoyen. The ESA and the White Hand fought in this conflict, which witnessed the murder of Ambassador John Gordon Mein.  A former minister in the "Church of the Word" described a part-military, part-economic strategy in this conflict as his "beans and guns" plan.  This conflict saw the bloody dictatorship of Efrain Rios Montt, and a Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a certain "Indian Woman" who protested it named Rigoberta Menchu.  FTP, name this war from 1960 to 1996 which included a failed takeover of Belize and a genocide of Maya peasants.
During this conflict, over 200 civilians were saved by Tomas Guzaro, as recounted in the book Escaping the Fire.
Guatemalan Civil War [or the Civil War in Guatemala]