Guatemalan Politics: The Popular Struggle for Democracy
- ISBN-10
- 1555874150
- ISBN-13
- 9781555874155
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-01-01
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Author
- Robert H. Trudeau
Description
Guatemala, though unique in many respects, has been part of the recent movement toward consitutional regimes and democracy in Latin America. By 1986, a constitution and an elected civilian government were in place; in 1990, a second round of elections culminated in the country's first transfer of the presidency from one elected civilian to another; and as of the end of 1992, many of the formal ingredients for a transition to democracy were in place.
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