1982 Guatemalan coup d'état
| 1982 Guatemalan coup d'état | |||||||
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| Part of Guatemalan Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Government of Guatemala | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Efraín Ríos Montt Lionel Sisniga Otero | Fernando Romeo Lucas García | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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19 officers 2000 soldiers | Unknown | ||||||
The 1982 Guatemalan coup d'état was a successful military overthrow in Guatemala by junior military officers, ousting the Romeo Lucas Garcia administration and installing a three-man military junta headed by General Efraín Ríos Montt. The general ruled for a brief but bloody 17 months before being overthrown by his defense minister General Oscar Mejia Victores in another coup.