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GuatemalaThe Mayan civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, some 1 million refugees. In January 2012, Guatemala assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2012-13 term. (Source: The World Factbook 2009. Washington, DC: Central
Intelligence Agency, 2009) For more information
about Guatemala: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html |
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