Military & Warfare

Massacre of 268 Guatemalan Campesinos

In the Plan de Sánchez massacre, 268 Guatemalan campesinos were killed by the military. This event took place in the village of Plan de Sánchez, during the Guatemalan Civil War, which was marked by extreme violence against rural communities suspected of supporting leftist guerrillas. The military targeted these peasants in a campaign of terror that aimed to eradicate perceived threats to the state. This massacre is remembered as one among numerous brutal acts committed against civilians during the conflict.

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