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The **Republic of Guatemala** is a [liberal](Liberalism "wikilink"),
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[colonial](Colonialism "wikilink"), [capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink")
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[state](List_of_States "wikilink") in Central America that borders
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[Mexico](Mexico "wikilink"), [Belize](Belize "wikilink"), [El
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Salvador](El_Salvador "wikilink") and [Honduras](Honduras "wikilink").
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## History
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*Content Warning: The history of Guatemala is quite violent and
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distressing, containing themes of rape, murder and genocide*
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### Civil War
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*See Also: [Guatemalan Civil War](Guatemalan_Civil_War "wikilink")*
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From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala was more or less destroyed by a brutal
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civil war between leftist rebels (supported by the poor and indigenous
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population) and the military (supported by the US and multinational
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corporations). Between 140,000 and 200,000 people were killed in
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numerous [crimes against humanity](Crimes_Against_Humanity "wikilink"),
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the war came to an end officially in 1996 after a long peace process. |