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...government of General Fernando Romeo Lucas García, which was widely considered to be one of the bloodiest and most corrupt regimes in all of Latin America. Lucas García's abrupt exit also meant that his hand-picked successor, General Angél Anibal Guevara, who was elected to the presidency on March 7 amid widespread charges of fraud, would not be taking over next July as planned...
Even as the Salvadorans prepared to vote in the middle of a civil war, political unrest continued to rumble elsewhere in the region. In Guatemala, where a guerrilla insurgency has escalated in the past year, General Angel Anibal Guevara Rodríguez was officially confirmed as the country's next President, continuing the rule by right-wingers and the military. But Guevara's election was marred by widespread charges of fraud. Warned one Guatemalan opposition leader: "Something is going to happen here. I can feel it. The will of the people has been mocked one time too many...
Guatemala. Interviewed by TIME shortly after last week's stormy election. General Guevara said he planned to offer an amnesty to the guerrillas who have been fighting the government for years. But he was quick to add: "Those who do not accept will be battled against with all the resources of the state." Those tough words did not hold out much hope for a speedy end to the fighting that has been escalating on both sides since...
...will vote in another violence-torn presidential election. Since 1977, an estimated 13,000 people have died in the chaotic and brutal confrontation of the government, Marxist-led guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary forces. The favorite to win the election is the Popular Democratic Front's General Anibal Guevara Rodriguez, the latest officer to represent the mainstream of the conservatives who have controlled the country for 27 years. Two other conservative groups are contesting the election, as is a coalition formed by the Christian Democrats, the nation's major moderate party, whose candidate is Attorney Alejandro Maldonado. More...
...Guevara is expected to win, at a time when Guatemala is under heavy pressure from the U.S. to hold an election that is more honest than the one that resulted in President Lucas' victory, widely regarded as fraudulent. The U.S. and the Guatemalan government want a big turnout at the polls to show that the new regime has the support of the people. For just that reason, the guerrillas will be trying to disrupt the election. Thus the increasingly open warfare in Guatemala seems likely to become even more bloody in the months ahead. -By George Russell. Reported...