2015 Guatemalan protests

The 2015 Guatemala protests were a series of demonstrations against the government of Otto Pérez Molina in which he was involved in a scandal and political corruption that led to his resignation in the same year. These mass protests, nonviolent protests, bloodless disturbances, political crisis and peaceful uprising in war-scarred Guatemala led by hundreds of thousands.[1]

2015 Guatemalan protests
Massive Demonstrations on 25 April in Guatemala City
DateApril 25, 2015 – January 1, 2016
Location
Guatemala
Caused by
Goals
MethodsDemonstrations
Resulted in

Background

This peaceful demonstration occurred on April 25, 2015, where a large group of Guatemalans - between twenty thousand and thirty thousand - made an appearance in the Plaza de la Constitución. There were children and adults supporting this movement. They came together with the common purpose of protesting against the corruption that was denounced by the Public Ministry (MP) and the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala after the dismantling of a customs smuggling network called La Línea. The demonstration called for the resignation of the incumbent president, retired general Otto Pérez Molina and vice president Roxana Baldetti, in addition to the call for the non-election of the candidate for president by the LIDER party, Manuel Baldizón. In this demonstration, several chants and cheers were created against Guatemalan politicians, as well as a large number of posters with motivating messages for the country.

Protests

The protesters called for the resignation of the president as he is considered to be involved in corruption in the government. Despite the fact that the people asked him to, the president has said that he will not resign and will continue with his mandate until his turn ends; At the end of June 2015, the preliminary ruling against him was approved, which awaited the next ordinary meeting of the Congress of the Republic to continue the process.[2]

The protesters suspected that Manuel Baldizón:would be involved in money laundering and drug trafficking since it is believed that he spends more money than he has, and since he is investing an exaggerated amount of money in advertising, mostly illegal. It is suspected that if he is elected president in the general elections of September 6, his management could reach enormous levels of corruption. Mass protest movements by millions of Guatemalan miners, Doctors, Workers, Students and Teachers continued throughout 2015-2016, even after the resignation of the government. Mass protests in August forced the uprising to oust the government and president Otto Perez Molina. City-wide and nationwide Occupations and Strikes continued throughout the year.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Guatemalan president faces growing threat of impeachment amid scandal". The Guardian. 27 August 2015.
  2. "Guatemala protests: Thousands call for President Otto Pérez Molina to resign". CNN. August 28, 2015.
  3. "Thousands of protesters demand resignation of president in Guatemala". The Guardian. 12 June 2015.
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