Guatemalan Armed Forces

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The Guatemalan Armed Forces are the national military organization of Guatemala, responsible for the country’s defense, internal security, and participation in international peacekeeping operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
accusedOf human rights violations during the Guatemalan Civil War
alsoKnownAs Ejército de Guatemala
Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala
cooperatesWith Central American armed forces
Mexican Armed Forces
United States Armed Forces
country Guatemala
garrison Guatemala City
hasBranch Guatemalan Air Force
Guatemalan Army
Guatemalan Navy
hasDoctrine support to public security
territorial defense of Guatemala
hasEquipmentType armored vehicles
artillery
military aircraft
naval vessels
small arms
hasFunction defense of sovereignty
protection of strategic infrastructure
protection of territorial integrity
support to disaster relief operations
hasHeadquartersLocation Guatemala City
hasLegalBasis Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
hasRole counter-narcotics operations
counterinsurgency (historical)
deterrence of external threats
support to civil authorities in emergencies
historicalRole Guatemalan Civil War
involvedIn Guatemalan Civil War
internal armed conflict in Guatemala (1960–1996)
memberOf Conference of Central American Armed Forces
operatesIn air domain
land domain
maritime domain
participatesIn United Nations peacekeeping missions
regional security cooperation in Central America
partOf Government of Guatemala
responsibleFor border security of Guatemala
internal security in Guatemala
national defense of Guatemala
participation in international peacekeeping operations
subordinateTo Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala
President of Guatemala
usesLanguage Spanish

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Flag of Guatemala usedBy Guatemalan Armed Forces
Battle of Quetzaltenango opponent Kʼicheʼ forces
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état perpetrator CIA-backed Guatemalan military officers
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Conference of American Armies hasMember Guatemalan Army
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Conference of American Armies hasMember Army of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Himno Nacional de Guatemala associatedWith Guatemalan Armed Forces
Conference of Central American Armed Forces member Armed Forces of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Air Force partOf Armed Forces of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Air Force branchOf Guatemalan military
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Honduran Armed Forces cooperatesWith Guatemalan Armed Forces
Ministry of National Defense of Guatemala oversees Guatemalan Army
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Armed Forces alsoKnownAs Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Armed Forces alsoKnownAs Ejército de Guatemala
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Armed Forces hasBranch Guatemalan Army
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Operation PBSUCCESS involvedOrganization Guatemalan military
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Civil War belligerent Guatemalan Army
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Civil War perpetratorOfMostAbuses Guatemalan state forces
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Suomi KP/-31 usedBy Guatemalan forces
subject linked to: Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commission foundMajorityResponsibility Guatemalan state forces and related paramilitary groups
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
FAG partOf Armed Forces of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces
FAG serviceBranchOf Guatemalan military
linked to: Guatemalan Armed Forces