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Presidential candidate Ángel Aníbal Guevara holds up his hands with the victory sign to a crowd of people holding signs in support of him. The logo of the National Unity Front (FUN) is in the background. There are several microphones arranged in front of him. 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. El candidato presidencial Ángel Aníbal Guevara levanta las manos haciendo la señal de la victoria a una multitud de personas que sostienen carteles en su apoyo. El logotipo del Frente de Unidad Nacional (FUN) se ve al fondo. En frente de él se observan varios micrófonos. 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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