Word: guatemala
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...taken government pollsters longer than expected to count votes because the turnout was so high, but the tallies Monday had the ruling party candidate, Guatemala City mayor Oscar Berger, with a 1 percentage point lead over newcomer Alfonso Portillo, of the opposition Guatemalan Republican Front. Portillo, however, has an excellent shot at taking the December 26 election, because he's likely to absorb the 7 percent of voters who favored the candidate of a Marxist party fielded by ex-guerrillas. While Portillo's party, like the ruling party, is considered right-wing and is run by a former military dictator...
FROM THEIR AL TO OUR AL Attention, presidential candidates: Is your campaign languishing? Dogged by a reputation for dullness? Then take a tip from Guatemala's popular opposition leader, Alfonse Portillo. A former university professor, Portillo became a hero to voters last week after releasing campaign commercials crowing over having shot and killed two men in self-defense 17 years ago. In the civil war-torn country, that's a badge of honor. But remember, don't try this at home unless the statute of limitations has expired...
Fuentes-Orellana said Guatemala has a right to the return of its stolen artifacts, but often finds it difficult to exercise the right since the artifacts are difficult to locate and authenticate...
...There are a few more stolen pieces all around the world," Fuentes-Orellana said. "All archaeological pieces [that are determined to be from Guatemala] belong to Guatemala. The president has given special commands to assist this effort and to negotiate...
...pillaging and smuggling of archaeological sites were quite common," Spiegler said. "In particular, Guatemala has suffered in the last few decades, as have other countries rich in artwork...