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Two armed guards are posted in front of the gates of Presidential Candidate Ángel Aníbal Guevara headquarters in Guatemala City. They are both armed with M1 carbines of U.S. origin. A sign posted on the gate reads, "Vehicles are prohibited to enter." A banner posted on the building reads, "Peace, Bread, and Jobs." 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. Dos guardias armados están apostados frente a las puertas de la oficina central del candidato presidencial Ángel Aníbal Guevara en la Ciudad de Guatemala. Los dos hombres sostienen carabinas M1 de origen estadounidense. Un letrero en la puerta dice: "Se prohíbe la entrada de vehículos". Otro letrero sobre la casa lee "Paz, Pan, y Trabajo." 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.
Documentary photographs Guatemala--Politics and government--1945-1985 Elections--Guatemala F.U.N. (Political party : Guatemala) Political posters, Latin American
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