Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
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The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity was a leftist guerrilla organization that led the main armed insurgency against Guatemala’s military-dominated government during the country’s civil war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guerrilla organization
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ rebel group ⓘ |
| abbreviation | URNG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1998 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| ethnicBase |
indigenous Maya population
ⓘ
rural peasants ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of a socialist government in Guatemala
ⓘ
overthrow of Guatemala’s military-dominated government ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| mergedFrom |
Guatemalan Labor Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guerrilla Army of the Poor NERFINISHED ⓘ Organization of the People in Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebel Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | URNG armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Gaspar Ilom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ricardo Ramírez NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodrigo Asturias NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolando Morán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Government of Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemalan military government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Guatemalan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peaceAgreementDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| politicalWing | URNG political party ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | belligerent force in Guatemalan Civil War ⓘ |
| signed |
Firm and Lasting Peace Accord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemalan peace accords NERFINISHED ⓘ Oslo Accord on Human Rights in Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedPeaceAgreementWith | Government of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ other leftist organizations in Latin America ⓘ |
| transformedInto | legal political party ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
assassination
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ rural insurgency ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
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