GTD ID:
197810200002

When:
1978-10-20

Country:
Guatemala

Region:
Central America & Caribbean

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Guatemala

City:
Guatemala City

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Association of Univ. Students
Specific Description Oliverio Castaneda de Leon, President
Nationality of Target Guatemala
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Automatic firearm
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Secret Anti-Communist Army (ESA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 15
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured Unknown
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources