When Guatemala's president in the 1950's wanted to give back to the indigenous people, some who were opposed to it started a chain of events that lead to the country enduring a civil war that lasted nearly 40 years. This episode goes into what happened that lead up to death and destruction in Guatemala that affected some of the most vulnerable populations.

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Trigger Warning:

human rights violations, abuse and assault, death of children

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Some website sources:

https://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/guatemala

https://hmh.org/library/research/genocide-in-guatemala-guide/

https://sfi.usc.edu/collections/guatemalan

https://azpbs.org/horizon/2022/02/survivor-guatemalan-massacre-shares-witnessed-child/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/daily/march99/guatemala11.htm

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