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This was the first monumental building ever built in the Republican era of Guatemala, [1] given that in the 1850s the country finally was enjoying some peace and prosperity. [ 2 ] Appleton's Guide to México and Guatemala of 1884 describes the theater as follows: «In the middle of the square is the Theater, similar in size and elegance to any ...
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides (27 March 1889 – 29 January 1956) was the acting President of Guatemala from 4 July 1944 to 20 October 1944. He was overthrown by a popular uprising on 20 October 1944 that began the Guatemalan Revolution. [1]
Appointed by President Ramiro de León Carpio; Guatemala's first Attorney General. * Héctor Hugo Pérez Aguilera [3] March 15, 1996 – May 14, 1998: Interim Attorney General named by President Álvaro Arzú. 2: Adolfo González Rodas [4] May 15, 1998 – May 17, 2002: Appointed. 3: Carlos David de León Argueta [citation needed] [5]
Morales was born in Guatemala City to José Everardo Morales Orellana and Celita Ernestina Cabrera Acevedo. [1] He comes from a circus family and is an Evangelical Christian . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His father was killed in a car accident when he was three years old, prompting him, his mother and three siblings to move to his grandparents' house, where he ...
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (July 17, 1918 [1] – December 6, 2003) was a military officer and politician who served as the 35th president of Guatemala from 1970 to 1974. A member of the National Liberation Movement, his government enforced torture, disappearances, and killings against political and military adversaries, as well as common criminals.
The President of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente del Congreso de la República de Guatemala) is the presiding officer of the legislature. [1] Until 1996 the title was President of the National Congress. Below is a partial list of office-holders:
It was created on December 12, 2006, when the United Nations and Guatemala signed a treaty-level agreement setting up CICIG as an independent body to support the Public Prosecutor's Office (Procuraduría General de la Nación), the National Civilian Police (Policía Nacional Civil) and other state institutions in the investigation of sensitive and difficult cases.
Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón (19 July 1835 – 2 April 1885) was a Guatemalan politician and military general who served as President of Guatemala from 1873 to his death in 1885. He was known for his liberal reforms and his attempts to reunite Central America .