Write an article on the topic 'the road to peace is through war
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If you think about war and then think about peace is war really all that bad? Without wars there would basically be no human life because no one would have anything really. Wars are defiantly not all good but they are also not all bad if there are not a bunch of them. A successful war in transition to peace was the Guatemalan war of 1960-1996 because they are still living in a bit peaceful country today but are making major progress. An example of an unsuccessful war in transition to peace is the 1991 Somalia Civil War which is still ongoing today. Corruption is on of the main things this essay will be about since corruption is on of the leading causes of most wars in the world. The Guatemalan civil war was one of the longest and…show more content…
Before long, the Rebel Armed Forces (FAR) were formed and they began assassinating United States military advisors and ambassadors. Then in the 1970’s insurgent organizations began forming and fought against the military that was in charge. When Rios Montt took over as the new president of Guatemala; his main concern was defeating the guerrilla groups with his military army. The government started forming civilian defense patrols called PACs. Participation was mostly voluntary, but most Guatemalans had no choice, they either had to join the PACs or the guerrillas. Rios Montt's army and PACs recaptured all of the guerrilla’s land and their activities declined. Even though, Rios Montt won this victory he won it at the cost civilians’ lives. After the violence of Montt, General Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores stepped in as President. In 1984 Mejia agreed to give back democracy to Guatemala and they elected a new official. He took office in January 1986: Vinicio Cerezo, a civilian politician. Even with a new President it took another ten years of war to make peace. In the first two years of Cerezo’s presidency there was a decline in violence and the military only struggled with armed insurgents. There was also a more stable economy which was excellent for the Guatemalans. In the last two years, there was a failing economy, illness, and the escalation of violence. The government did not know how to deal with the country’s declining heath, education, and economy .
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