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Rudy Ortiz
Rudy Israel Ortiz Ruiz (6 August 1963 – 20 August 2014) was a Guatemalan senior military officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff from 13 July 2013 until his death on 20 August 2014. Ortiz enlisted in the Armed Forces in 1983 at the age of 20. In late August 2014, Ortiz, along with four other senior military officers took off in a helicopter that changed its flight path during bad weather. The helicopter crashed in Huehuetenango Huehuetenango () is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala. It is also the capital of the department of Huehuetenango. The city is situated from Guatemala City, and is the last departmental capital on the Pan-American Hi ..., near the capital of Guatemala and with the border of Mexico. It is unclear if the helicopter crashed naturally or was shot down due to flying over Huehuetenango which has a strong drug cartel presence. Ortiz died at the age of 51, and the President of Guatemala gave out a statement praising ...
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Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica; in the 16th century, most of this was Spanish conquest of Guatemala, conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821. From 1823 to 1841, it was part of the Federal Republic of Central America. For the latter half of the 19th century, Guatemala suffered instability and civil strife. From the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators backed by the United States. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic m ...
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Chief Of The General Staff (Guatemala)
The Chief of the General Staff () is the professional head of the Guatemalan Armed Forces of Guatemala, Armed Forces. They are responsible for the administration and operational control of the military. It is the highest achievable Officer (armed forces), commissioned officer rank that may be attained in the Guatemalan Armed Forces. List of officeholders General Staff (14 November 1890–12 June 1930) * ? Army Staff (12 June 1930–5 September 1968) * ? General Staff of the Army (5 September 1968–23 March 1983) National Defense Staff (23 March 1983–present) References

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Military Of Guatemala
The Guatemalan Armed Forces () is the unified military organization comprising the Guatemalan Army, Navy, Air Force, and Presidential Honor Guard. The president of Guatemala is the commander-in-chief of the military, and formulates policy, training, and budget through the Minister of Defence. Day-to-day operations are conducted by the Chief of the General Staff. History Guatemala is a signatory to the Rio Pact and was a member of the Central American Defense Council (CONDECA). The President of the Republic is commander-in-chief. Prior to 1945 the Defence Ministry was titled the Secretariat of War (''Secretaría de la Guerra''). An agreement signed in September 1996, which is one of the substantive peace accords, mandated that the mission of the armed forces change to focus exclusively on external threats. Presidents Álvaro Arzú and his successors Alfonso Portillo, Óscar Berger and Álvaro Colom, have used a constitutional clause to order the army on a temporary basis ...
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ...
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2014 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ...
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People From Baja Verapaz Department
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ...
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Guatemalan Military Personnel
Guatemalan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Guatemala * A person from Guatemala, or of Guatemalan descent. For information about the Guatemalan people, see Demographics of Guatemala and Culture of Guatemala. For specific persons, see List of Guatemalans. * Note that there is no language called "Guatemalan". See Languages of Guatemala. * Guatemalan cuisine Most traditional foods in Guatemalan cuisine are based on Mayan cuisine, Maya cuisine, with Spanish cuisine, Spanish influence, and prominently feature Maize, corn, Chili pepper, chilies and beans as key ingredients. Guatemala is famously home ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Victims Of Aviation Accidents Or Incidents In Guatemala
Victim(s) or The Victim may refer to: People * Crime victim * Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis * Casualty (person), the victim of an event Films and television * ''The Victim'' (1916 film), an American silent film by the Fox Film Corporation starring vamp Valeska Suratt * ''The Victim'' (1930 film), an American film starring Esther Howard * ''Victim'' (1961 film), a British drama film featuring Dirk Bogarde * ''The Victim'' (1972 film), a television film produced for American Broadcasting Company * ''The Victim'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong film directed by and starring Sammo Hung * ''Victim'' (1999 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Ringo Lam * ''The Victim'' (2006 film), a Thai horror-thriller film written by Monthon Arayangkoon * ''Victim'' (2010 film), an American indie film directed by Matt Eskandari * ''The Victim'' (2011 film), an American horror film written by and starring Michael Biehn * ''Vic ...
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Victims Of Helicopter Accidents Or Incidents
Victim(s) or The Victim may refer to: People * Crime victim * Victim, in psychotherapy, a posited role in the Karpman drama triangle model of transactional analysis * Casualty (person), the victim of an event Films and television * ''The Victim'' (1916 film), an American silent film by the Fox Film Corporation starring vamp Valeska Suratt * ''The Victim'' (1930 film), an American film starring Esther Howard * ''Victim'' (1961 film), a British drama film featuring Dirk Bogarde * ''The Victim'' (1972 film), a television film produced for American Broadcasting Company * ''The Victim'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong film directed by and starring Sammo Hung * ''Victim'' (1999 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Ringo Lam * ''The Victim'' (2006 film), a Thai horror-thriller film written by Monthon Arayangkoon * ''Victim'' (2010 film), an American indie film directed by Matt Eskandari * ''The Victim'' (2011 film), an American horror film written by and starring Michael Biehn * ''V ...
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