Óscar Mendoza Azurdia

Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia (born 4 June 1917) was the chairman of the military junta in Guatemala from 24 October 1957 to 26 October 1957. 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.^[1]

Military Government Junta (1957)

Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
Colonel Roberto Salazar
Colonel Gonzalo Yurrita Nova^[2]

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Preceded by Luis Arturo González	President of Guatemala 1957 (Military Junta)	Succeeded by Guillermo Flores
Preceded by Francisco Villagrán	Vice President of Guatemala 1980-1982	Succeeded by Vacant

Heads of state of Guatemala

Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1839); Supreme Chiefs of State	direct central rule, 1823–24 • Díaz* • Barrundia • direct central rule, 1826–27 • J. Estrada* • de Aycinena • Zenteno* • Barrundia • Molina • Márquez* • Gálvez • Valenzuela* • Rivera* • Salazar* • Rivera*

Republic of Guatemala (since 1839); Presidents	Rivera • López Requena* • Rivera • Carrera • Martínez* • Escobar* • Paredes* • Carrera • Aycinena* • Cerna • García Granados • Barrios • Sinibaldi* • Barillas • Reina • M. Estrada† • Herrera • Orellana • Chacón • Reina* • Ubico† • Ponce Vaides* † • Junta (Arana†, Árbenz†, Toriello) • Arévalo • Árbenz • Díaz* • Monzón† • Castillo† • González López* • Mendoza† • Flores* • Ydígoras† • Peralta† • Méndez • Arana† • Laugerud† • Lucas† • Ríos Montt† • Mejía Victores† • Cerezo • Serrano Elías • Espina* • de León • Arzú • Portillo • Berger • Colom • Pérez Molina (Elect) *interim †military

Vice Presidents of Guatemala

Vice Presidents (1956–)	Ortiz • González López • Urrutia de León • Marroquín • Ralda • Cabrera • Chávez • Molina • Chávez • Marroquín • Cáceres • Sandoval • Villagrán • Mendoza • office vacant, 1982–86 • Carpio • Espina • Herbruger • Flores Asturias • Reyes • Stein • Espada • Baldetti (Elect)

Second Vice Presidents (1956–66)	Juan Francisco Oliva • G. Flores Avendaño • Guillén • Castillo • Urrutia • Gómez Carranza • Ubico • R. Flores Avendaño • Montenegro

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Name	Mendoza Azurdia, Oscar
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Date of birth	4 June 1917
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