Efraín Ríos Montt
Efraín Ríos Montt was a Guatemalan general and politician who served as the de facto president of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983. His regime was notorious for its brutal counterinsurgency tactics, which included the establishment of civilian defense patrols that committed widespread human rights abuses during the Guatemalan Civil War.
Born on Jun 16, 1926 (98 years old)
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Efraín Ríos Montt's dictatorship in the 1980s created a large network of civil self-defense patrols that acted as paramilitaries.
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