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Spanish adventurer Pedro de Alvarado defeats the indigenous Maya and turns Guatemala into a Spanish colony.
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Guatemala becomes independent but joins the Mexican empire.
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Guatemala becomes fully independent.
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Guatemala declares war on axis powers.
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Guatemala is now ruled by conservative dictator Rafael Carrera
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Colonel Enrique Peralta becomes president after Castillo was assassinated.
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27,000 people were killed and more than a million people were made homeless by this earthquake.
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Around 11,000 people are killed by death squads and soldiers in response to growing anti-government guerrilla activity.
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General Efrain Rios Montt gains power following military coup.
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Alfonso Portillo sworn in as president after winning elections in 1999.
