2020 in Guatemala

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The following lists events in the year 2020 in Guatemala .

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October to December

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References

  1. Turbulent inauguration day in Guatemala, outgoing president hit by eggs Reuters World News, 14 Jan 2020
  2. Guatemala breaks off diplomatic relations with Venezuela Al Jazeera, 16 Jan 2020
  3. Guatemalan officials arrested for corruption after leaving office by Sandra Cuffe, Al Jazeera, 16 Jan 2020
  4. These are the schedules of day 1 of the Clausura 2020 (in Spanish) By Jeniffer Gómez, Prensa Libre, 14 Jan 2020
  5. US seeks to deport Honduran mom, sick children to Guatemala By NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press 18 January 2020
  6. "Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing border span". AP. Jan 18, 2020. Retrieved Feb 9, 2020.
  7. Chaos at Guatemala-Mexico border as caravan tries to advance by Jeff Abbott, Al Jazeera, 20 Jan 2020
  8. Alejandro Sinibaldi pierde otras dos fincas que habrían sido adquiridas con los sobornos de Odebrecht Prensa Libre (Guatemala City), 20 Jan 2020
  9. "México es señalado como el segundo país más corrupto del mundo, a pesar del discurso de López Obrador" [Mexico is designated as the second most corrupt country in the world, despite López Obrador's speech]. Infobae (in Spanish). Jan 22, 2020.
  10. "Normalcy returns to Guatemala-Mexico border after caravan". AP. January 24, 2020. Retrieved Feb 8, 2020.
  11. Guatemalan president offers El Salvador the chance to build a port in Guatemalan waters Reuters, 27 Jan 2020, retrieved 4 Feb 2020
  12. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez receives Guatemala's highest honor by Ronnie Marley, CBS4 Valley Central, 20 January 2020
  13. El número de guatemaltecos deportados de EEUU alcanza nuevo récord en enero (in Spanish) AFP, 1 Feb 2020
  14. Motorcyclists pilgrimage in Guatemala to worship the Black Christ (in Spanish) AFP, 1 Feb 2020
  15. "Guatemala names former drug czar head of new anti-graft body". AP. Feb 4, 2020. Retrieved Feb 9, 2020.
  16. Michelle Mendoza (Feb 6, 2020). "Presidente de Guatemala propone a México contrarrestar la migración" [President of Guatemala proposes to Mexico to counteract migration]. CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved Feb 8, 2020.
  17. Juan Carlos Paz (Feb 7, 2020). "Estados Unidos ofrece miles de visas de trabajo agrícola para guatemaltecos" [The United States offers thousands of agricultural work visas for Guatemalans]. CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved Feb 9, 2020.
  18. Xocomil Ultramarathon: the mountain race held at Lake Atitlan (in Spanish) Guatemala.com, Retrieved 20 Jan 2020
  19. The celebration for the 59 years of the elephant Trompita in Guatemala (in Spanish) MSN Noticias, 17 Feb 2020
  20. Campaign in Guatemala seeks to reunite stolen children during civil war with their families (in Spanish) AFP, 18 Feb 2020
  21. How will the participation of Guatemala be in the Concacaf 2020 U20 Women's Championship (in Spanish) By Juan Diego, Guatemala.com, Retrieved 20 Jan 2020
  22. Ex-Guatemala prosecutor granted asylum in U.S. AP, 24 Feb 2020
  23. Guatemalan prosecutors seek to question former first lady AP, 28 Feb 2020
  24. Guatemala sentences ex congress president to 30 years AP, 2 Mar 2020
  25. Quetzal-1: Guatemala launches its first satellite into space (in Spanish) Nodal, 9 March 2020
  26. Guatemalan dies from Covid-19, the border with Mexico remains unprotected (in Spanish) El Sol de Cuernavaca, 15 Mar 2020
  27. Riot in Tabasco immigration station leaves one dead and four wounded (in Spanish) EFE/Informador, 1 April 2020
  28. Thousands of Central Americans detained for flaunting coronavirus rules Reuters, 3 Apr 2020
  29. "Guatemala health officials fired, investigated for corruption". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved Apr 30, 2020.
  30. "Guatemalan wrongly deported amid coronavirus crisis is reunited with family in U.S." news.yahoo.com. Retrieved Apr 24, 2020.
  31. "UN alarmed by migrants caught in no-man's land at borders". ABC News. Retrieved Apr 24, 2020.
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  33. "Mexico returns Central Americans, empties migrant centers". AP NEWS. 26 April 2020. Retrieved Apr 27, 2020.
  34. "Maya villages in Guatemala spurn U.S. deportees as infections spike". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  35. "Estados Unidos prohibió el ingreso a un ex alto funcionario de Guatemala acusado de corrupción". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  36. "Servicio Migratorio de EU "exportó" Covid al regresar a personas infectadas". El Universal (in Spanish). 13 July 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  37. "Al menos 262 menores asesinados durante primer semestre de 2020 en Guatemala". EL DEBATE (in European Spanish). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  38. Menchu, Sofia; Solomon, Daina Beth (August 16, 2020). Zieminski, Nick; Gibbs, Edwina (eds.). "Families in rural Guatemala flee after armed group sets homes on fire". Reuters.
  39. "Un sismo de magnitud 5,6 sacude el sur de Guatemala sin daños ni víctimas". www.msn.com. EFE. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  40. "EEUU deporta 127 migrantes guatemaltecos que superaron COVID". www.msn.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  41. "Piden renuncia de presidente de Guatemala en nueva jornada de protestas". www.msn.com. DW News. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  42. "Guatemala cumple seis meses de pandemia con la cifra más alta de muertes del istmo". www.msn.com. EFE. Retrieved Sep 13, 2020.
  43. "Google sorprende a los guatemaltecos con el diseño exclusivo de su navegador". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). 15 September 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  44. "Presidente Guatemala dice que se contagió de coronavirus, afirma estar bien". www.msn.com. Reuters. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
  45. 1 2 3 Natiana Gándara; William Oliva (Nov 2, 2019). "Así quedarán los feriados en Guatemala para el 2020" [These will be the holidays in Guatemala by 2020]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Guatemala City.
  46. PÉREZ D., SONIA (November 20, 2020). "Guatemala VP calls on president to resign with him". yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  47. Mendoza, Michelle; Romo, Rafael (December 5, 2020). "Guatemala: manifestantes amplían demandas en tercer fin de semana de protestas | Video". CNN (in Spanish). CNN. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  48. "US cuts military aid to El Salvador amid intense lobbying". AP NEWS. 29 December 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  49. Ricardo Rosales Román, former URNG leader and signatory of the 1996 Peace Accords, dies (in Spanish) Prensa Libre, 2 Jan 2020, Retrieved 9 Feb 2020
  50. Fallece Erik Súñiga, exalcalde de Tecún Umán señalado por Estados Unidos de narcotráfico (in Spanish)
  51. "Mayan medicine expert killed in Guatemala". ABC News. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  52. Excanciller Haroldo Rodas falleció de Covid-19 (in Spanish)
  53. Exministro Jorge Villavicencio muere por covid-19 (in Spanish)
  54. Fallece monseñor Víctor Hugo Martínez Arzobíscopo emerito de los altos a los 90 años (in Spanish)
  55. Fallece el maestro Rodolfo Abularach por problemas de salud (in Spanish)
  56. Fallece la diputada Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte (in Spanish)

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