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The following lists events in the year 2021 in Guatemala.

Incumbents

• President:Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (since 2020)
• Vice-President: César Guillermo Castillo Reyes (since 2020)

Events

Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala

January and February

• January 14 – Guatemalan troops, police, and health workers set up 16 checkpoints to stop migrants.
• January 15 – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake with an epicenter located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southwest of Champerico at a depth of 10 km (6 mi) shakes buildings in Guatemala City, but no damage or injuries are reported.
• January 29 – The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offer to help identify 19 migrants believed to be Guatemalan nationals murdered in Tamaulipas, Mexico, on January 23.
• February 5 – An agreement wherein asylum–seekers are forced to wait in Guatemala until they receive a hearing is canceled by the Biden administration.
• February 18 – Mexico and Guatemala sign an agreement to return 16 bodies identified as Guatemalan migrants in the massacre in Santa Anita, Camargo, Tamaulipas, on January 22.
• February 19 – Thousands of farmers march to demand the resignations of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras for corruption.
• February 22 – Outrage after it is revealed that health officials spent USD $1,000,000 to purchase 30,000 fake COVID-19 tests. Guatemala has had 171,289 infections and 6,306 deaths related to the virus.
• February 25 – Survivors of the Guatemalan Civil War march to demand justice on the ″National Day of Dignity for Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict″. “This day carries so much meaning. It honors our dead,” said Rigoberta Menchu.

March and April

• March 4 – Villagers near Pacaya ignore an evacuation request as the volcano throws ashes into the air.
• March 8
  • A thousand women and men march in Guatemala City demanding an end to violence against women on International Women's Day.
  • Judge Erika Aifan of the High-Risk Criminal Court is awarded the International Women of Courage Award.
• March 29
  • Seven Mexican soldiers are being held in La Esperanza, Tacaná, San Marcos Department, after a 30-year-old Guatemalan was killed in Mazapa de Madero, Chiapas, Mexico. The incident is being investigated as a murder.
  • President Giammattei decrees a “state of prevention” along the border with Honduras amid reports that a new migrant caravan may be forming in Honduras.
• March 30 – President Giammattei and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris agree to work together on immigration issues after a phone call.

May and June

• June 7 – U.S. vice president Kamala Harris visits President Alejandro Giammattei to discuss immigration.

Scheduled events

• March 28–April 3 — Holy Week.
• May 10 – Mother's Day
• September 15 – Independence Day, 200th anniversary of the Act of Independence of Central America.
• November 1 – All Saints' Day.

Culture

• March 1 – The French/Guatemalan movie La Lollorona is nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
• March 5 – El Universal reports that traditional black salt is likely soon to be a thing of the past as only one person, named Don Maximilano, who is over 70 years old, knows how to prepare it.

Sports

• TBA – 2020–21 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

Deaths

• February 11 – Rubén Alfonso Ramírez, 84, television presenter and politician, Minister of Education (2015–2016).
• March 6 – Herbert Meneses, 81, actor (Sólo de noche vienes, The Silence of Neto).

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in North America
• 2020s
• 2020s in political history
• 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

References

1. McDonald, Michael (January 15, 2021). "Guatemala Deploys Troops to Stop Migrants Heading to U.S. Border". msn.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
2. "Strong 5.9-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala". AP NEWS. 15 January 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
3. Diaz, Lizbeth (30 January 2021). "International groups offer Mexico help to probe suspected migrant massacre". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
4. "U.S. halts asylum-seeker pact with Guatemala, says Guatemalan government". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
5. Sánchez Treviño, Martín (February 18, 2021). "La Jornada - Acuerdan México y Guatemala repatriación de ejecutados en Camargo". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
6. "Campesinos de Guatemala exigen la renuncia del presidente Giammattei". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
7. "Guatemalans outraged by fake COVID-19 tests". AP NEWS. 22 February 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
8. Cuffe, Sandra (February 26, 2021). "Guatemalan genocide survivors march for justice". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
9. "Evacuation request ignored at Guatemala's Pacaya volcano". ABC News. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
10. "Movilización masiva en El Salvador en favor de despenalizar el aborto". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
11. "3 female Guatemalan judges defend rule of law despite attacks, attempts to remove them". NBC News. AP. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
12. "Fiscalía investiga homicidio de guatemalteco en reten del Ejercito en Chiapas". infobae (in European Spanish). March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
13. "Guatemala declares emergency measures as new caravan rumored". news.yahoo.com. AP. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
14. "U.S. Vice President Harris, Guatemala's Giammattei discuss immigration -White House". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
15. Pflughoeft, Aspen (2021-06-07). "Kamala Harris' visit to Guatemala and Mexico, explained". Deseret News. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
16. ^ "National Holidays in Guatemala in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
17. "Golden Globes 2021: "Minari" deja a la guatemalteca "La llorona" sin premio". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in European Spanish). March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
18. "¿Qué es la sal negra y cómo se obtiene?". El Universal (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
19. Fallece el profesor Rubén Alfonso Ramírez, creador del programa Mentes Sanas (in Spanish)
20. Fallece el primer actor guatemalteco Herbert Meneses (in Spanish)

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External links

• 13 young Guatemalans who left for a better future were slain in Mexico, families say (by Kate Linthicum & Jeff Abbott, January 30, 2021, Los Angeles Times

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