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born: 1930-12-09
category: PROMIS Scandal
died: 2016-02-01
location: Guatemala
summary: Guatemalan general who seized power in a 1983 coup during a period when Guatemala
  was a key node in Israeli arms-running and PROMIS software deployment.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
---

[Oscar Mejia Victores](/people/oscar-mejia-victores/) was a General who seized power in [Guatemala](/places/guatemala/) in a coup in August 1983, ousting [General Rios Montt](/people/general-rios-montt/).[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.