Bernardo Alvarado Monzón (8 November 1925 – c. 26 September 1972)[1] was a Guatemalan communist leader. He led the clandestine Guatemalan Party of Labour (PGT), and became its general secretary. Under Alvarado's leadership the party adopted the line of "Popular Revolutionary War."[2]

Alvarado was captured by state forces on 26 September 1972 in Guatemala City. He was killed soon thereafter.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bernardo Alvarado Monzón". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979).
  2. ↑ Rosales Román, Román; Gonzáles, Carlos (28 September 2005). "De la política: Cuarenta y ocho años de lucha (Primera de dos partes)". Diaria de la Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 March 2007.


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