Juan José Arévalo

Juan José Arévalo
Official portrait
24th President of Guatemala
In office
15 March 1945 – 15 March 1951
Vice PresidentMario Monteforte (1948-1949)
Preceded byJuan Federico Ponce Vaides
Succeeded byJacobo Árbenz Guzmán
Personal details
Born(1904-09-10)10 September 1904
Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala
Died8 October 1990(1990-10-08) (aged 86)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyRevolutionary Action Party
Spouse(s)Elisa Martínez Contreras (m. 1925-1955)
Children5 (including Bernardo)

Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (10 September 1904[1] – 8 October 1990) was a Guatemalan politician who became Guatemala's first democratically elected president in 1945. He remained in office until 1951, surviving 25 coup attempts.

His son is President Bernardo Arévalo.

He died in Guatemala City on 8 October 1990 at the age of 86.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna. June 2011. ISBN 9781615355167.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Guatemalan Leader Juan Jose Arevalo, 86". Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Tribune. 8 October 1990. p. 7. Retrieved 20 June 2015.


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