Thirty-six years of internal conflict in Guatemala came to an end on 29 December 1996 when the Agreement on a Firm & Lasting Peace was signed by the Government of Guatemala & the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG). The Agreement brought into effect a number of previous agreements negotiated between the Government & the URNG encompassing political, military, legislative, social, economic, agrarian, cultural & ethnic issues. The Guatemala Peace Agreements is a comprehensive compilation of the full text of all the peace agreements from 1994 to 1996.… (more)