General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 1989-01-01
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 1989-05-29
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The Government of Guatemala first became active as a one-sided actor in UCDP data in 1989, when the one-sided violence resulted in over 25 civilian deaths. The documented use of one-sided violence by the military started many years earlier, with the most casualties reportedly taking place in 1981-83. However, 1989 is the first year covered by UCDP data.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
1982
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1989
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 409 |
| Best | 409 |
| Low | 46 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1990
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 598 |
| Best | 598 |
| Low | 75 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1991
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 354 |
| Best | 354 |
| Low | 46 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1992
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 326 |
| Best | 326 |
| Low | 53 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1993
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 293 |
| Best | 160 |
| Low | 28 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1994
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 250 |
| Best | 250 |
| Low | 24 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1995
Primary Parties: Government of Guatemala - Civilians
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 95 |
| Best | 95 |
| Low | 21 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1996
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 8 |
| Best | 7 |
| Low | 7 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1997
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 2 |
| Best | 2 |
| Low | 2 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
1998
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2000
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 2 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2002
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 3 |
| Best | 2 |
| Low | 2 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2004
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 35 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2005
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 2 |
| Best | 2 |
| Low | 2 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2007
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 5 |
| Best | 5 |
| Low | 5 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2012
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2013
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2021
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: One-sided
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
1982 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1989 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: September 1989 saw the killings of members of the University Students Association, including those that had called for a negotiated end to the intrastate conflict with URNG (Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca ; Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity).
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1990 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Among other one-sided attacks, government troops opened fire on peaceful demonstration outside the military base in Santiago Atitlan.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1991 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: One-sided attacks included the torturing and shooting to death of 11 civilians on a road near Escuintla town, southern Guatemala.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1992 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: One-sided attacks in 1992 included the shooting to death of students of the University of San Carlos, who were preparing for an anti-government demonstration.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1993 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Guatemala saw an increase in political killings and "disappearances" in the months after Ramiro de León became president.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1994 Conflict Archive
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1995 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: One-sided attacks in 1995 included the killing of refugees by government troops in Xaman, in the northern province of Coban.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The estimate is based on a report published in 1999 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the International Center for Human Rights Research: "State Violence in Guatemala, 1960-1996: a quantitative reflection".
Terminated: NO
1996 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1997 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
1998 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2000 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2002 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2004 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2005 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2007 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2012 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2013 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2021 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
