2016 in Guatemala
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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Guatemala.
Incumbents[]
- Acting President: Alejandro Maldonado, 3 September 2015-current
- President-elect: Jimmy Morales, will take office on 14 January
Events[]
- Police arrested Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia, brother of former President Fernando Romeo Lucas García, and 13 others on 7 January on suspicion of involvement in the murders of 558 people during the Guatemalan Civil War.[1]
- Soldiers shoot a 13-year-old boy named Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano and his younger border on the Belieze-Guatemala border starting border tensions.[2]
Public holidays[]
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ "Guatemala ex-military officials held over massacres". BBC News. 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Belize Says Guatemala "Amassing" Troops in Border Areas". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
Categories:
- 2016 in Guatemala
- 2010s in Guatemala
- Years of the 21st century in Guatemala
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