Guatemala: Mayor of Cuyotenango in 1999; information on his political affiliation and his tenure in office
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 4 October 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GTM39439.E |
| Reference | 4 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guatemala: Mayor of Cuyotenango in 1999; information on his political affiliation and his tenure in office, 4 October 2002, GTM39439.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4d9e34.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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In correspondence sent to the Research Directorate, the First Secretary and Consul at the Embassy of Guatemala in Ottawa stated that Cesar Antonio Mejia Castro of the Christian Democrary Party (DC) was the mayor of Cuyotenango from 1996-2000 and Jorge Reyes Ceballos of the Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG) replaced Castro as mayor in 2000 (3 Oct. 2002).
Information on the individual named in the Information Request could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of Guatemala, Ottawa. 3 October 2002. Correspondence from the First Secretary and Consul.
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Latin American Press. 1999.
Lexis/Nexis
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet sites including:
Americas.org
Amnesty International
Election World
Guatemala Daily
Guatemala News Watch
Human Rights Watch
International Foundation for Election Systems
La Hora
Mision de Verificacion de las Naciones Unidas en Guatemala (MINUGUA)
Political Database of the Americas
Prensa Libre
Tribunal Electoral Supremo
Search engines including:
