From what years did Ríos Montt serve as President of Guatemala?
1982-1983
1978-1982
1990-1994
1983-1984
Answer
Efraín Ríos Montt served as the 29th President of Guatemala from March 23, 1982, to August 8, 1983, during the Guatemalan Civil War. He was the first military officer to become President of Guatemala, and he was overthrown in a coup d'état by General Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores.
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