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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1985

Page

7

Guatemalan runoff election tests survival of reformers

The Guatemalan presidential race heads to a December runoff after a turbulent campaign marked by violence. Christian Democrat Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo pursues power amid threats to leftist leaders, while Jorge Carpio Nicolle survives years of intimidation defending a Guatemala City newspaper.

Guatemala Alberto Fuentes Mohr Manuel Colom Argueta Guatemala City Eterna Barzaers Christian Democratic Front Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo Jorge Carpio Nicolle U.S John Gordon Mein Juli Cesar Mendez Montenegro

Guatemalan politics mix progress with unrest and risk

The analysis notes ongoing violence and reprisals by urban guerrillas and the Mano Blanca, while highlighting 1970 as a rare constitutional transfer of power. It argues that stable democracy will be slow, costly, and possibly bloody, with cautious U.S. support, as Nathaniel Davis recalls his 1968–1971 ambassadorship.

Guatemala City Mano Blanca

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