The list of terrorist attacks in Guatemala includes an overview in Guatemala perpetrated terrorist attacks .
Explanation
The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .
The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:
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unknown number of dead or injured
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0 dead or injured
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1–19 dead or injured
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20–49 dead or injured
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50–99 dead or injured
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100 and more dead or injured
1980
Date / start
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Affected country
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attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
January 31, 1980
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Guatemala City
|
|
|
Hostage taking, arson
|
Spanish embassy
|
37
|
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
July 28, 1980
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in San Juan Cotzal
|
EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
32
|
6th
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
05th September 1980
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Guatemala City
|
Guerrillas
|
left-wing extremist
|
explosive
|
Government office
|
8th
|
80
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1981
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
April 11, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
April 14, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
29
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
0June 1, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Huehuetenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Houses
|
36
|
5
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
July 12, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Petén
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
July 19, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Huehuetenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
25th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
August 12, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military convoy
|
35
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
August 27, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military convoy
|
34
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
September 13, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Pistol (noun)
|
farmers
|
32
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
September 27, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Baja Verapaz
|
|
|
Pistol (noun)
|
farmers
|
31
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
September 27, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Pistol (noun)
|
farmers
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
29th September 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Chiquimula
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
30th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
29th September 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Baja Verapaz
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village
|
14th
|
30th
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
October 28, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Sololá
|
EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
city
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
November 13, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Farmers)
|
23
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
01st December 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
70
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
0December 6, 1981
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
32
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1982
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
January 10, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in San Marcos
|
probably death squads
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
38
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
January 11, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
presumably EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
January 13, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military patrol
|
42
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
17th January 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
presumably EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
23
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
17th January 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
presumably EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
February 16, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
presumably EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Machete (noun)
|
farmers
|
51
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
March 10, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Alta Verapaz
|
|
|
|
|
26th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
April 16, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Sololá
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s), arson
|
Village
|
30th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
April 17, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Sololá
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
30th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
April 27, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
20th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
May 11, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Alta Verapaz
|
EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
|
20th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
May 19, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Militiamen (farmers)
|
26th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
May 20, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
30th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
0June 8, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Alta Verapaz
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
23
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
June 14, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
100
|
35
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
05th July 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
39
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
17th July 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Village, farmers
|
42
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
July 24, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Baja Verapaz
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
41
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
July 28, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Huehuetenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
22nd
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
August 16, 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
22nd
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
29th September 1982
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
27
|
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1983
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
0February 8, 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
25th
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
June 27, 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
FAR
|
Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
24
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
0September 9, 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
28
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
03rd October 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
23
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
October 15, 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
50
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
December 12, 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in San Marcos
|
|
|
Land mine
|
Military unit
|
0
|
40
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
December 13, 1983
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in La Libertad
|
FAR
|
Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s), explosive devices, landmine
|
Military unit
|
30th
|
14th
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1987
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
August 15, 1987
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in San Marcos
|
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
Military unit
|
100
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1988
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
November 21, 1988
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in Quiché
|
EGP
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
|
Military post
|
0
|
20th
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
November 25, 1988
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
URNG
|
Communist, Marxist-Leninist
|
Automatic firearm (s), mortar
|
Military base
|
37
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
November 24, 1988
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Chimaltenango
|
ORPA
|
|
Automatic firearm (s)
|
farmers
|
22nd
|
0
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1989
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
February 10, 1989
|
Guatemala
|
Stop in San Marcos
|
probably ORPA
|
|
Frag grenade
|
garrison
|
0
|
25th
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
1992
Date / start
|
Affected country
|
attack
|
Perpetrator
|
Political orientation
|
medium
|
target
|
dead
|
Injured
|
background
|
April 29, 1992
|
Guatemala
|
Attack in Guatemala City
|
|
|
explosive
|
Bank
|
0
|
34
|
Guatemalan Civil War
|
Individual evidence
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198001310010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198007280012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed October 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198009050002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on October 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198104110001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198104140007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198106010013 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198107120001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198107190007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198108120006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198108270030 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198109130001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198109270006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198109270007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198109290004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198109290005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198110280010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198111130009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198112010006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198112060004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198201100005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198201110009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198201130004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198201170011 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198201170013 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198202160001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198203100014 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198204160003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198204170007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198204270004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198205110004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198205190004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198205200008 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198206080004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198206140005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198207050004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198207170003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198207240006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198207280016 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198208160001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198209290012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198302080002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198306270006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198309090001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198310030002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198310150010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 15, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198312120016 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 14, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198312130009 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 14, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198708150002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 19, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198802210014 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198802250004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198811240004 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 198902100012 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 22, 2018 .
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↑ Entry with GTD ID 199204290010 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 6, 2019 .