Narrative of Events (BBC News Coverage)
- 25 May 2003: Guatemala coup leader to stand (elected by party delegates)
- 8 June 2003: Guatemala coup leader defies ban (registration rejected by electoral authorities)
- 6 July 2003: Election setback for Guatemala general (Supreme Court rejects appeal, upholds June ruling by Supreme Electoral Tribunal)
- 15 July 2003: Guatemala general can seek office (Constitutional Court allows him to run, ruling that the Constitution can't be applied retroactively)
- 21 July 2003: Guatemala general blocked again (suspension by the Supreme Court, following appeal lodged by opposition parties)
- 24 July 2003: Bar on Guatemala general upheld (Constitutional Court upholds Supreme Court's suspension)
- 25 July 2003: Guatemala City hit by riot (Black Thursday)
- 31 July 2003: General to run in Guatemala (Constitutional Court overturns earlier ban)
- 11 November 2003: Guatemala general 'accepts loss' (Ríos Montt places third in first-round ballot)
- 9 March 2005 Guatemala Maya racism trial opens (Guatemala's first race discrimination trial)
- 5 April 2005 Guatemala politicians were racist (five Guatemalan politicians have been found guilty of racial discrimination)
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