Colonel Óscar Alberto Mendoza Azurdia (4 June 1917 – 9 January 1995) was the chairman of the military junta in Guatemala from 24 October 1957 to 26 October 1957.[1][2][3] He was later elected as Vice President on 12 September 1980 after the resignation of Francisco Villagrán. He served until the military coup of Efraín Ríos Montt in March 1982.[4][5]
Óscar Mendoza Azurdia | |
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.jpg) Azurdia in the 1980s | |
| Vice President of Guatemala | |
| In office 12 September 1980 – 23 March 1982 | |
| President | Fernando Romeo Lucas García |
| Preceded by | Francisco Villagrán Kramer |
| Succeeded by | Rodolfo Lobos Zamora |
| President of the Republic of Guatemala | |
| In office 24 October 1957 – 26 October 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Gonzáles |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Flores Avendaño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1917 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | 9 January 1995 (aged 77) |
Military Government Junta (1957)
- Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
- Colonel Roberto Salazar
- Colonel Gonzalo Yurrita Nova[6]
References
edit- ^ Leaders of Guatemala
- ^ "CAPITANÍA GENERAL DEL REINO DE GUATEMALA (en el Reino de España)" [CAPTAIN GENERAL OF THE KINGDOM OF GUATEMALA (in the Kingdom of Spain)]. lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "Adital - Eliminan pensión vitalicia a violador de los derechos humanos". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ "Figura vicepresidencial se ha opacado por funciones de Primera Dama". 29 October 2009.
- ^ Biografía política de Guatemala. Francisco Villagrán Kramer. 1993. ISBN 9789993972815.
- ^ "Our leaders in the period 1954 to 1986 (Guatemala)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
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