President of Guatemala
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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 Captain General of Guatemala, a Spanish colonial official owing allegiance to the Viceroy of New Spain and the 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.
[edit] Latest election
| Candidates — Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Álvaro Colom — National Unity of Hope (UNE) | 926,244 | 28.23% | 1,449,153 | 52.82 |
| Otto Pérez Molina — Patriotic Party (PP) | 771,175 | 23.51% | 1,294,645 | 47.18 |
| Alejandro Giammattei — Grand National Alliance (GANA) | 565,270 | 17.23% | ||
| Eduardo Suger — Social Action Centre (CASA) | 244,448 | 7.45% | ||
| Luis Rabbé — Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG) | 239,208 | 7.29% | ||
| Mario Estrada — Nationalist Change Union (UCN) | 103,603 | 3.16% | ||
| Rigoberta Menchú — Encounter for Guatemala (EG) | 101,316 | 3.09% | ||
| Fritz García-Gallont — Unionist Party (PU) | 95,743 | 2.92% | ||
| Óscar Castañeda — National Advancement Party (PAN) | 83,826 | 2.56% | ||
| Miguel Ángel Sandoval — Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity–MAIZE (URNG–MAIZ) | 70,080 | 2.14% | ||
| Manuel Conde Orellana — Democratic Union (UD) | 24,971 | 0.76% | ||
| Pablo Monsanto — New Nation Alliance (ANN) | 19,377 | 0.59% | ||
| Héctor Rosales — Authentic Integral Development (DIA) | 18,819 | 0.57% | ||
| Vinicio Cerezo Blandón — Guatemalan Christian Democracy (DCG) | 16,529 | 0.50% | ||
| Valid votes (turnout 60.5%/48.3%) | 3,280,609 | 100.0 | 2,743,798 | 100.0 |
| Blank votes | 132,983 | 50,601 | ||
| Invalid votes | 208,260 | 101,214 | ||
| Total votes | 3,621,852 | 2,895,613 | ||
| Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral | ||||
[edit] List of Presidents of Guatemala
(From 20 October 1944 to 15 March 1945 Guatemala was governed by a military junta consisting of Francisco Javier Arana, Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, and Jorge Toriello Garrido.)
| 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)
| 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.)
