Guatemala : State and counterinsurgency

The Armed Forces is a fundamental to the power structure. This work is sustained under the following premises. 1) From the counterrevolution of 1954 to 1986 most governments (in Guatemala) were led by military men. 2) Starting 1986, Guatemala has opened up to a new democratic order dominated by civi...

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Autor: Villatoro Pérez, Armando de Jesús
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Latinoamericanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/49446
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/49446
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Ejército en Guatemala
poder
gobernantes.
Army in Guatemala
power
rulers.
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Resumo:The Armed Forces is a fundamental to the power structure. This work is sustained under the following premises. 1) From the counterrevolution of 1954 to 1986 most governments (in Guatemala) were led by military men. 2) Starting 1986, Guatemala has opened up to a new democratic order dominated by civilian governments. 3) The (power of the) military continues to be intact in the midst of low economic growth and social violence.