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Genocide occurred in Guatemala in 1981–1983 because

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Because the Guatemalan military (especially under General Efraín Ríos Montt, 1982–83) carried out a brutal scorched‑earth counterinsurgency that targeted indigenous Maya communities they accused of supporting leftist guerrillas. Cold War anti‑communist ideology, state racism, and military doctrine led to mass killings, village destructions, and forced disappearances—an ethnic cleansing aimed at eliminating the guerrillas’ perceived civilian support.