Hilda Obeyda González Klusmann is a Guatemalan military who serves as commander of the Regional Peacekeeping Operations Training Command of the Armed Forces of Guatemala since 2024. She is the first female commander of the Armed Forces of Guatemala in its history.[1][2][3]
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Allegiance | Guatemala |
Service/ | Guatemala Army |
Rank | Military Health Colonel |
Commands | Regional Peacekeeping Operations Training Command |
Alma mater | Military School of Nursing of Mexico |
Biography
editGonzález was born into a military family, as her parents and her brother belonged to the Guatemalan Army. She was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of National Defense to study at the Military Nursing School of Mexico, where she graduated in 1994. González admits that she would have preferred to enter the Polytechnic School of Guatemala to be a cadet, however, at that time they did not admit women yet.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Primera mujer promovida como comandante en las filas del Ejército de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Quiénes son las cuatro mujeres que fueron nombradas en una comandancia y tres jefaturas del Ejército de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Ejército de Guatemala nombra a la coronel Hilda González Klusmann comandante de Creompaz" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Un país sin generalas: las mujeres en el Ejército de los hombres" (in Spanish). Plaza Pública. Retrieved 23 April 2019.