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☆ Here are all the US presidents who have been impeached
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Grace Panetta | Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

Only three US presidents have faced impeachment before him — Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 were both impeached, while Richard Nixon resigned before he could be impeached in 1974. The House impeached Trump on two articles on December 18, 2019. Three other presidents have faced impeachment proceedings, but only two have been successfully impeached. On December 19, 1998, the House impeached Clinton for two of the articles — perjury and obstructing justice. Despite being impeached, Clinton refused to step down.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, — Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon, Liz Cheney, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Read, Sen, Mitch McConnell, Axios, Kamala Harris, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, acquit Trump, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson ., Congress Johnson, Edwin Stanton, Stanton, Johnson, he'd, Bill Clinton Clinton, Clinton, Paula Jones, Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Lewinsky, Kenneth Starr, Morales, Washington Reuters Trump, Hunter Biden, Nancy Pelosi, John Roberts, —, Mitt Romney, James Pasley, Pamela Engel Organizations: Capitol, Representatives, Democratic, Republicans, Senate, Supreme, Reuters, GOP, New York Times, Trump, Andrew Johnson . Library, Congress, White House, Donald Trump U.S, Guatemala's, White, Washington Reuters, Democrats, Republican Locations: United States, Georgia, Washington, Ukraine

☆ Protesters set fire to Guatemala's Congress in protests over 2021 budget
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-22 | by ( Sofia Menchu | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

While most protesters assembled peacefully at the main square, others smashed the windows of the Congress building and set fire to the interior, sending columns of orange flames rippling out, social media and Reuters images show. A spokeswoman for San Juan de Dios General Hospital, one of the capital’s biggest hospitals, said it was treating 14 people for multiple injuries and tear gas poisoning, after clashes with police in riot gear who used tear gas to disperse the crowds. Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, urged investigations into the detentions, which social media videos showed as violent. “Multiple complaints of mistreatment, excessive use of force, indiscriminate use of tear gas by the Guatemalan police,” she wrote on Twitter. As protests ramped up Saturday, he said on Twitter he was meeting with various sectors to analyze modifications to the budget.

Persons: Alejandro Giammattei, “ Giammattei, Giammattei, ”, Diego Herrera, San Juan de, Erika Guevara Rosas, Giammattei’s, Guillermo Castillo Organizations: GUATEMALA CITY, Saturday, Guatemalan, Central American, San, San Juan de Dios General, Amnesty International, Twitter, Iota Locations: GUATEMALA, San Juan, San Juan de Dios, Americas, Guatemalan

☆ Guatemala: Gender-based violence at epidemic levels
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-02 | by ( Julie Guinan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A 2012 Small Arms Survey says gender-based violence is at epidemic levels in Guatemala and the country ranks third in the killings of women worldwide. The taboo topic of gender-based violence is also being acknowledged and recognized in a popular program targeting one of Guatemala's most vulnerable groups, indigenous Mayan girls. If approved, it would make reducing levels of gender-based violence a U.S. foreign policy priority. Adelma Cifuentes shares her story to empower women and bring about awareness of Guatemala's history of gender-based violence. While there is tempered optimism and hope for change, the problem of gender-based violence in Guatemala is one that needs international attention and immediate action.

Persons: Adelma Cifuentes, Cifuentes, it's, María Machicado Terán, Women Elizabeth Quiroa, Quiroa, Lesbia Téllez, Alejandra Colom, Ben Weingrod, Ben Weingrod Organizations: CNN, Survey, United Nations, Military, Reform Resource Centre, National Civil Police, PNC, Human Rights Watch, CARE, National Committee, UN Women, Women, Population Council, femicide, U.S . Congress, Senate, International, La Poderosas Locations: Guatemala, Guatemala's, Investigación, Guatemalan, U.S, Guatemala

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