Juan José Arévalo
Appearance
Juan José Arévalo | |
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24th President of Guatemala | |
In office 15 March 1945 – 15 March 1951 | |
Vice President | Mario Monteforte (1948-1949) |
Preceded by | Juan Federico Ponce Vaides |
Succeeded by | Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán |
Personal details | |
Born | Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala | 10 September 1904
Died | 8 October 1990 Guatemala City, Guatemala | (aged 86)
Political party | Revolutionary Action Party |
Spouse(s) | Elisa Martínez Contreras (m. 1925-1955) |
Children | 5 (including Bernardo) |
Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (10 September 1904[1] – 8 October 1990) was a Guatemalan politician who became Guatemala's first democratically elected president in 1945. He remained in office until 1951, surviving 25 coup attempts.
His son is President Bernardo Arévalo.
He died in Guatemala City on 8 October 1990 at the age of 86.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna. June 2011. ISBN 9781615355167.
- ↑ "Ex-Guatemalan Leader Juan Jose Arevalo, 86". Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Tribune. 8 October 1990. p. 7. Retrieved 20 June 2015.