Dokument #1084490
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on the military coup attempt
against President Cerezo on May 9, 1989 is provided by the
following press excerpts (attached):
1.
"Guatemala's Civilian Chief Foils a 2d Coup
Attempt", The New York Times, May 10, 1989.
2.
"After Failure of Coup in Guatemala, Cheers
Go Up" The New York Times, May 11, 1989.
3.
"Two More Months of Struggle, Repression",
Central America Update, May/Jun 1989.
4.
"Loyalist Guatemalan Forces Foil 2nd Coup
Attempt in Year", Globe and Mail, May 10, 1989.
5.
"Army Rebellion Fails", Central America
Report, May 12, 1989.
6.
"Who Sparked the Coup?", Central America
Report, May 19, 1989.
7.
"Failed Coup Leads to Legal Entanglements",
Central America Report, June 9, 1989.
8.
"The President Vanishes", The
Economist, July 8, 1989.
9.
"Guatemala: Consolidating Military Power",
Central America Report, July 14, 1989.
10.
"Guatemalan Army Weighs Its Might",
Financial Times, July 19, 1989.
11.
"High Profile Violence Continues",
Central America Report, September 22, 1989.
With regards to fugitive military officers,
press reports indicated that there were "two coup leaders who
escaped". ["After Failure of Coup in Guatemala, Cheers Go Up"
The New York Times, May 11, 1989.] A report in Central
America Report provided the names of a several military
officers accused of participating in the failed coup ["Army
Rebellion Fails", Central America Report, May 12,
1989.
], however the names of the escaped leaders were not given. On
September 22, 1989, a report in the Central America Report,
quoting the Guatemalan Minister of Defense General Hector Gramajo,
indicated that there were three military officers in hiding who had
been involved in the coup attempt of May 1989. The officer names
are Colonel Francisco Castellanos, Captain Allan Castellanos and
Lieutenant Edgar Estrada. ["High Profile Violence Continues",
Central America Report, September 22, 1989.]