Who's in Charge Here?
1994 Abril Guatemala
The shifts made in the military hierarchy in February affected the peace process and will have consequences for the country's future. They also make...

A Powder Keg
1994 Febrero Guatemala
In Guatemala, the new year began overshadowed by the process and the results of the January 30 Popular Consultation, an extravaganza in politicking that...

A November Full of Pitfalls
1994 Enero Guatemala
November was not one of President Ramiro León de Carpio's better months. The campaign he initiated in August to purge corrupt congressional members...

De León in his Labyrinth
1993 Diciembre Guatemala
September's rumor of the month was that President Ramiro De León Carpio was going to resign. In October, the rumor was of an imminent coup. Finally,...

Purging the Congress: A Pandora's Box
1993 Noviembre Guatemala
By the end of September, the government of President Ramiro de León Carpio was still facing a crisis of ungovernability. The purging process he had...

Ramiro de León: the Military's Dream?
1993 Octubre Guatemala
After almost three months of Ramiro De León Carpio's new government, a joke is making the rounds in Guatemala: Since becoming President, Ramiro has...

After the Honeymoon, What Then?
1993 Agosto Guatemala
Following two tumultuous weeks of coups and counter coups that seemed like a throwback to the 1980s, Guatemala's history took a 180 degree turn on June...

The Coup All Knew Was Coming
1993 Julio Guatemala
On Tuesday, May 25, Guatemalans woke up to unexpected marimba music transmitted by a national chain of radio stations. They immediately knew what had...

"Massacres in the Jungle"--Never Again?
1993 Junio Guatemala
"A guerrilla at age 60!" was the incredulous response of Jesuit priest Ricardo Falla when the Guatemalan Defense Minister accused him of being an ideologue...

Guatemala's Revolving Door
1993 Mayo Guatemala
After the euphoria in January over the triumphal return of 2,400 refugees, February and March were very tense months for those who supported them, as...