1966: Leftists during the Guatemalan Civil War
March 6th, 2020 Headsman
The declassified CIA cable that follows (original here) captures an extrajudicial execution of leftists during Guatemala’s long dirty war.
The following Guatemalan Communists and terrorists were executed secretly by Guatemalan authorities on the night of 6 March 1966:
A. Victor Manuel Gutierrez Garbin, leader of the PGT group living in exile in Mexico.
B. Francisco “Paco” Amado Granados, prominent Guatemalan leftist and a leader of the 13 November Revolutionary Movement (MR-13), guerrilla organization headed by Marco Antonio Yon Sosa.
C. Carlos Barillas Sosa (also known as Carlos Sosa Barillas), half-brother of Yon Sosa.
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Entry Filed under: 20th Century,Execution,Guatemala,History,No Formal Charge,Power,Revolutionaries,Torture,Wartime Executions
Tags: 1960s, 1966, carlos barillas, civil war, communists, francisco amado, guatemala civil war, march 6, victor gutierrez
