President of Guatemala 271994 210407230 2008-05-05T20:24:36Z Hobartimus 4501992 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/71.255.243.174|71.255.243.174]] ([[User talk:71.255.243.174|talk]]) to last version by Thijs!bot {{Politics of Guatemala}} The title of '''President of Guatemala''' has been the usual title of the leader of [[Guatemala]] since 1851, when that title was assumed by [[José Rafael Carrera]], who had been acting as head of government as [[general]] and ''[[caudillo]]'' since 1840. Earlier, Guatemala had been a state within the [[United Provinces of Central America]] since 1823, before that part of the [[Mexican Empire]] under [[Agustín de Iturbide]], and before 1821 ruled by the [[Captaincy General|Captain General]] of Guatemala, a [[Spain|Spanish]] colonial official owing allegiance to the [[Viceroy]] of [[New Spain]] and the [[Monarch|King]] of Spain, back to the Spanish conquest of the region in the early 16th century. The title of "[[President]]" has been used by democratically elected leaders and appointed heads of state, as well as by dictators who took power by military [[coup]]. ==Latest election== {{main|Guatemalan general election, 2007}} {{Guatemalan presidential election, 2007}} ==List of Presidents of Guatemala== [[Image:Guatemala Presidental Flag.svg|thumb|300px|Flag of the President of Guatemala]] {| class="wikitable" |- | [[José Rafael Carrera Turcios]] || [[6 November]] [[1851]] – [[14 April]] [[1865]] |- | [[Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol]] || [[14 April]] [[1865]] – [[24 May]] [[1865]] |- | [[Vicente Cerna Sandoval]] || [[24 May]] [[1865]] – [[29 June]], [[1871]] |- | [[Miguel García Granados Zavala]] || [[29 June]] [[1871]] – [[4 June]] [[1873]] |- | [[Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón]] || [[4 June]] [[1873]] – [[2 April]] [[1885]] |- | [[Alejandro M. Sinibaldi]] || [[2 April]] [[1885]] – [[5 April]] [[1885]] |- | [[Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián]]  || [[6 April]] [[1885]] – [[15 March]] [[1892]] |- | [[José María Reina Barrios]] || [[15 March]] [[1892]] – [[8 February]] [[1898]] |- | [[Manuel José Estrada Cabrera]] || [[8 February]] [[1898]] – [[15 April]] [[1920]] |- | [[Carlos Herrera y Luna]] || [[15 April]] [[1920]] – [[10 December]] [[1921]] |- | [[José María Orellana Pinto]] || [[10 December]] [[1921]] – [[26 September]] [[1926]]   |- | [[Lázaro Chacón González]] || [[26 September]] [[1926]] – [[2 January]] [[1931]] |- | [[José María Reina Andrade]] || [[2 January]] [[1931]] – [[14 February]] [[1931]] |- | [[Jorge Ubico y Castañeda]] || [[14 February]] [[1931]] – [[4 July]] [[1944]] |- | [[Juan Federico Ponce Vaides]] || [[4 July]] [[1944]] – [[20 October]] [[1944]] |} (From [[20 October]] [[1944]] to [[15 March]] [[1945]] Guatemala was governed by a military [[military dictatorship|junta]] consisting of [[Francisco Javier Arana]], [[Jacobo Arbenz Guzman]], and [[Jorge Toriello Garrido]].) {| class="wikitable" |- | [[Juan José Arévalo|Juan José Arévalo Bermejo]] || [[15 March]] [[1945]] – [[15 March]] [[1951]]   |- | [[Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán]] || [[15 March]] [[1951]] – [[27 June]] [[1954]] |- | [[Carlos Enrique Díaz de León]]   || [[27 June]] [[1954]] – [[28 June]] [[1954]] |} (From [[29 June]] [[1954]] to [[8 July]] [[1954]] Guatemala was run by a Junta headed by General [[Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre]]; from then until [[26 July]] [[1957]] by a Junta headed by [[Carlos Castillo Armas]]) {| class="wikitable" |- | [[Luis Arturo González López]]  ||[[27 July]] [[1957]] – [[24 October]] [[1957]]   |} (From [[24 October]] [[1957]] to [[26 October]] [[1957]] Guatemala was ruled by a military Junta headed by [[Óscar Mendoza Azurdia]].) {| class="wikitable" |- |- | [[Guillermo Flores Avendaño]]|| [[27 October]] [[1957]] – [[2 March]] [[1958]] |- | [[José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes]]  || [[2 March]] [[1958]] – [[31 March]] [[1963]] |- | [[Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia]]|| [[31 March]] [[1963]] – [[1 July]] [[1966]] |- | [[Julio César Méndez Montenegro]]|| [[1 July]] [[1966]] – [[1 July]] [[1970]] |- | [[Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio]]|| [[1 July]] [[1970]] – [[1 July]] [[1974]] |- | [[Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García]]|| [[1 July]] [[1974]] – [[1 July]] [[1978]] |- | [[Fernando Romeo Lucas García]]|| [[1 July]] [[1978]] – [[23 March]] [[1982]] |- | [[José Efraín Ríos Montt]]|| [[23 March]] [[1982]] – [[8 August]] [[1983]] |- | [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]]|| [[8 August]] [[1983]] – [[14 January]] [[1986]] |- | [[Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo]]|| [[14 January]] [[1986]] – [[14 January]] [[1991]]   |- | [[Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías]]|| [[14 January]] [[1991]] – [[31 May]] [[1993]] |- | [[Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero]]|| [[1 June]] [[1993]] – [[5 June]] [[1993]] |- | [[Ramiro de León Carpio]]|| [[6 June]] [[1993]] – [[14 January]] [[1996]] |- | [[Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen]]|| [[14 January]] [[1996]] – [[14 January]] [[2000]] |- | [[Alfonso Portillo|Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera]]|| [[14 January]] [[2000]] – [[14 January]] [[2004]] |- | [[Óscar Berger|Óscar Berger Perdomo]]|| [[14 January]] [[2004]] – [[14 January]] [[2008]] |- | [[Álvaro Colom|Álvaro Colom Caballeros]]|| [[14 January]] [[2008]] – |} ==See also== *[[History of Guatemala]] [[Category:Lists of presidents|Guatemala]] [[Category:Presidents of Guatemala| ]] [[de:Liste der Präsidenten von Guatemala]] [[es:Anexo:Presidentes de Guatemala]] [[fr:Liste des présidents du Guatemala]] [[id:Daftar presiden Guatemala]] [[it:Elenco dei Presidenti del Guatemala]] [[nl:President van Guatemala]] [[pl:Prezydenci Gwatemali]] [[pt:Presidente da Guatemala]] [[ru:Президент Гватемалы]] [[zh:危地马拉总统列表]]