Beginning of Mexico–Guatemala Conflict

Date: December 30, 1958 • Location: Mexico City, Mexico

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1958–1959.

The Guatemalan Air Force fired on Mexican fishing boats that had strayed into Guatemalan territory, triggering an eight-month conflict.

The Guatemalan Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Guatemala. The FAG is a subordinate to the Guatemalan Military and its commanding officer reports to the Defence Minister.