GUATEMALA - The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/GUATEMALA News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) Ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt convicted of genocide in Guatemala http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56294016-68/rios-montt-party-guatemala.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56294016-68/rios-montt-party-guatemala.html.csp">Ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt convicted of genocide in Guatemala</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56294016#2013-05-10T18:52:56.283-06:00/MAI/sltrib56294016#2013-05-10T18:52:56.283-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Salt Lake Tribune</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-10T18:52:56.283-06:00">Updated May 10, 2013 06:52PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Guatemala City • Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala’s dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the first Latin American strongman to stand trial and be convicted on genocide charges in his own country. A three-member tribunal also found Rios Montt guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 80 years in prison. Enigmatic, with a stern face and a thunderous voice, he began his career in the Guatemalan army in 1946 as a cad...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56294016@www.sltrib.com Fri, 10 May 2013 18:52:56 MDT