Efrain Rios Montt

On Sunday, Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt died at 91. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks ... In March of 1982, Efrain Rios Montt seized power in Guatemala. That country was in the ... KELLY: Former Guatemalan ruler Efrain Rios Montt died on Sunday at the age of 91. Up until his death, he was ...

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt (1982-1983), who faces genocide charges, returns from a break in court in Guatemala City. According to his lawyer, Rios Montt died Sunday, April 1, 2018, in Guatemala City of a heart attack.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Victims of the genocide and human rights advocates said Rios Montt's death brings a measure of closure. by. Brett Wilkins. Tweet. Share. Share. Pin. Share. Share. Share. Mail. Mail. Share. Share. 0 Comments. Former Guatemalan dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt (l) during his trial on charges of genocide in ...

Former Guatemalan military dictator Efrain Rios Montt has died at the age of 91, a bitterly divisive figure in the country's long civil war who escaped a 2013 genocide conviction only to face renewed charges last year. At the time of his death, which his lawyer Luis Rosales announced on Sunday, Rios Montt ...

Ex-Guatemala Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Dies at 91: Lawyer. Efrain Rios Montt was convicted in 2013 of genocide and crimes against humanity for the massacre of 1,771 indigenous Ixil Mayans. Published 4 minutes ago ...

Rios Montt seized power in a 1982 coup and presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war as soldiers waged a scorched-earth campaign to root out Marxist guerrillas. Rios Montt was convicted in 2013 of genocide and crimes against humanity for the massacre of 1,771 indigenous Ixil ...

GUATEMALA CITY -- Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has died. This article filed under: News · Nation/World · Associated Press. Article Comments ( 0 ). Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who seized power in a 1982 coup and presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war in which soldiers waged a scorched-earth campaign to root out Marxist guerrillas, died Sunday, his lawyers said. Lawyer Jaime Hernandez said ...

In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt (1982-1983) is seen in Guatemala City. A lawyer for former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt says the ex-leader has died at age 91. Lawyer Jaime Hernandez says the cause of death was a heart attack on Sunday.

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Rios Montt seized power in a 1982 coup and presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war as soldiers waged a scorched-earth campaign to root out Marxist guerrillas. Rios Montt was convicted in 2013 of genocide and crimes against humanity for the massacre of 1,771 indigenous Ixil ...

De voormalige dictator van Guatemala Efrain Rios Montt is vandaag op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden. Dat heeft zijn advocaat Luis Rosales bekendgemaakt. Generaal Rios Montt was na een militaire staatsgreep bijna anderhalf jaar aan de macht in 1982 en 1983, toen het Midden-Amerikaanse land de ...

Efrain Rios Montt stands during a pause in a hearing at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City, November 19, 2013. ... The former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will face a second trial on Friday for genocide, a lawyer for victims said, reviving a case against the man accused of ordering ...

EFRAIN Rios Montt, who has died aged 91, was a ruthless dictator who seized power in Guatemala in a 1982 coup and presided over one of the bloodiest periods of the country's civil war as soldiers waged a scorched-earth campaign to root out Marxist guerrillas. A UN truth commission determined that ...

Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt had formerly been convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison. The United Nations High Human Rights Council has echoed the calls of Guatemalan activists, who are demanding the continuation of the trial against the former dictator, Efrain Rios Montt, after ...