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A soldier holds a copy of Guatemala's Prensa Libre newspaper. The main headline reads, "Guevara takes the lead in the presidential election." An additional headline reads, "Elections took place without major incidents." To his left and right there are two soldiers standing. The soldier on the left of the image is holding an IMI Galil rifle with a folded stock. The weapon is of Israeli origin. On March 8, 1982 Ángel Aníbal 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 soldado lee una copia del periódico La Prensa Libre. El titular lee "Guevara aventaja en elección presidencial". Un titular adicional lee "Elecciones se realizaron sin mayor incidente". A su izquierda y derecha yacen parados dos soldados. El soldado parado sobre la izquierda de la imagen sostiene un fusil IMI Galil con la culata plegada. El rifle es de origen israelí. El 8 de marzo de 1982, Ángel Aníbal Guevare ganó la elección presidencials aunque los otros partidos reclamaron fraude. Un golpe de estado militar previno que Guevara asumiera el poder e instaló un junta militar de tres hombres enbezada por el general Efraín Ríos Montt.
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