Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores

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27th President of Guatemala
Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores

In office 8 August 1983 – 14 January 1986
Preceded by	Efraín Ríos Montt
Succeeded by	Vinicio Cerezo

Born	1930

Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores (born 1930) was President of Guatemala from 8 August 1983 to 14 January 1986. A member of the Military, he was President of Guatemala during a time of increased repression and death squad activity. During the time he was a minister of defense he rallied a coup against José Efraín Ríos Montt, the former president of Guatemala, in which he justified it by saying that the government was being abused by "religious fanatics".

Along with former Presidents José Efraín Ríos Montt and Fernando Romeo Lucas García (deceased), President Mejía Victores has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and genocide in the Spanish court system.

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Preceded by José Efraín Ríos Montt	President of Guatemala 1983–1986	Succeeded by Vinicio Cerezo

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