Signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords
Guatemala Ministry of Finance material states that the peace agreement signed on 29 December 1996 between the Republic of Guatemala and the URNG marked the official end of the civil war.
Date and recurrence
29 December 1996
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Guatemala / historical peace-accord anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Signing of the Peace Accords
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- Guatemala Ministry of Finance — Peace Agreements historical contextNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords?
29 December 1996 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical anchor: 29 December 1996; do not infer current public-holiday status from the historical signing date.
Does Signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Guatemala / historical peace-accord anniversary. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords?
The stored designation basis is: Guatemala Ministry of Finance material states that the peace agreement signed on 29 December 1996 between the Republic of Guatemala and the URNG marked the official end of the civil war.. Supporting provenance includes Guatemala Ministry of Finance — Peace Agreements historical context. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Signing of the Guatemala Peace Accords international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Guatemala. Its fuller verified scope is: Guatemala / historical peace-accord anniversary.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.