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Portrait of a large, light blue-colored clock tower in Ciudad Vieja. The clock strikes a time just before 10:45am. There is a large sign on the clock tower that reads, "Ciudad Vieja Municipal Building, Department of Sacatepéquez. Standing on the clock tower there are two armed men. They are both wearing hats and holding M1 carbines of U.S. origin. Presidential Candidate Ángel Aníbal Guevara and his running mate Ramiro Ponce Monroy stand at the bottom of the bell tower of the municipal building during a campaign rally. They are both surrounded by people. Behind the two candidates there are four campaign flyers each with a portrait of Guevara wearing a military uniform. There is also a large poster that reads, "Vote like this." On March 8, 1982 Guevara won the presidential election although electoral fraud was claimed by other parties. A military coup prevented Guevara from assuming power and installed a three-man junta headed by General Efraín Ríos Montt. Un retrato de la torre del reloj de color azul claro de Ciudad Vieja. El reloj marca la hora justo antes de las 10:45am. Sobre la torre se observa un letrero grande que lee "Edificio municipal Ciudad Vieja, departamento de Sacatepéquez. Parados sobre la torre se observan a dos hombres armados. Los dos llevan gorros y portan carabinas M1 de origen estadounidense. El candidato presidencial Ángel Aníbal Guevara y su compañero de fórmula Ramiro Ponce Monroy yacen parados debajo de la torre durante un mitin de campaña. A su alrededor se observan varias personas. Detrás de los candidatos se observan cuatro volantes políticos que contienen cada uno un retrato de Guevara llevando uniforme militar. Detrás de ellos tambien se observa un póster grande que lee "vota así". Dos guardias con rifles vigilan la escena desde lo alto de la torre. El 8 de marzo de 1982, Guevara ganó las elecciones presidenciales aunque el fraude electoral fue denunciado por otros partidos. Un golpe de estado militar impidió que Guevara asumiera el poder e instaló una junta de tres hombres encabezada por el general Efraín Ríos Montt.
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