This man came to power as the head of a junta that included Horacio Maldonado  Shaad and Francisco Gordil o MArtinez, taking power after the overthrow of then-president Fernando  Romeo Lucas Garcia.
This man once ran unsuccessful y 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 Gordil o 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 specifical y 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 unsuccessful y for the presidency of his nation as the nominee of the National  Opposition Front.
Jose Efrain Rios Montt