ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlə ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə mænwˈɛl kˈɑːləm ˈɑːɹɡɛɾə, pˈoʊst mˈɔːɹɾəm, ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə kwˈɛtsəl ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪd ʌvðə ɡɹˈænd kɹˈɔs, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə θˈɜːɾiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌv hɪz mˈɜːdɚ.
On 22 March 2009 the Government of Guatemala granted to Manuel Colom Argueta, post mortem, the Order of the Quetzal in the grade of the Grand Cross, as part of the 30th anniversary of his murder.