JORGE CARPIO NICOLLE
News Organization: EL GRAFICO
Died 1993
Location:
GUATEMALA
Bio:
Shot to death July 3 in an ambush by 30 gunmen on the outskirts of conflict-ridden Chichicastenango, 45 miles northwest of Guatemala City. A two-time presidential candidate, he was a founder of the National Center Union Party and was editor of his newspaper. He sought a peaceful solution to Guatemala's civil war. Three others died in the attack. Family members believe his death was a political assassination. He was 60.