1983 Guatemalan coup d'état

When

8 Aug 1983

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

14.64° N, 90.51° W

The 1983 Guatemalan coup d'état was a palace revolt in Guatemala by the officer corps, led by then Defense Minister General Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, which successfully ousted General Ríos Montt. Mejía Víctores governed the country for three years until international pressure forced him to make democratic reforms. By 1986, power was relinquished to the democratically elected Vinicio Cerezo.

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