This man came to power as the head of a junta that included Horacio Maldonado Shaad and Francisco Gordillo MArtinez, taking power after the overthrow of then-president Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia.
This man once ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of his nation as the nominee of the National Opposition Front. This man came to power as the head of a junta that included Horacio Maldonado Shaad and Francisco Gordillo MArtinez, taking power after the overthrow of then-president Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia. During his stint in power, this man ran the "Victoria 82" pacification campaign oriented around the "Frijoles y fusiles," or "beans and rifles" strategy, which rendered him so unpopular that he was overthrown by Oscar Mejia, his own defense secretary. Earlier this year, this man's conviction for genocide, relating specifically to his army's mass murder of his nation's Maya Ixil people was overturned by his country's Supreme Court. For 10 points, identify this general who from 1982 to 1983 served as dictator of Guatemala.
This man once ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of his nation as the nominee of the National Opposition Front.
Jose Efrain Rios Montt