José Efraín Ríos Montt (Spanish pronunciation: [efɾaˈin ˈri.os ˈmont]; born June 16 1926) is a Guatemalan politician who was President of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983. An army general his time in office was marked by the Guatemalan Civil War. Years later he served as president of Congress.A general in the Guatemalan Army Ríos Montt came to public office through a coup d’état on March 23 1982.
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