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The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz. Earlier, Guatemala had been a state within the United Provinces of Central America since 1823, before that part of the First 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.
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Chiefs of State of Guatemala within the Federal Republic of Central America (1821-1839)
- Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de Vaca (provisional) : 15 September 1824 - 12 October 1824
- Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda : 12 October 1824 - 9 September 1826
- Cirilo Flores (acting) : 9 September 1826 - 13 October 1826
- José Domingo Estrada (acting) : 2 January 1827 - 1 March 1827
- Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol : 1 March 1827 - 13 April 1829
- Mariano Zenteno (provisional) : 13 April 1829 - 30 April 1829
- Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda : 30 April 1829 - 23 August 1829
- Pedro Molina Mazariegos : 23 August 1829 - 10 February 1831
- José Gregorio Márquez (acting) : 10 February 1831 - 28 August 1831
- Mariano Gálvez : 28 August 1831 - 3 March 1838
- Pedro José Valenzuela y Jáuregui (acting) : 3 March 1838 - 29 July 1838
- Mariano Rivera Paz (acting) : 29 July 1838 - 30 January 1839
- Carlos Salazar Castro (provisional) : 30 January 1839 - 13 April 1839
- Mariano Rivera Paz (acting) : 13 April 1839 - 3 December 1839
Presidents of the Independent Republic of Guatemala (1839-Present)
President Took office Left office Party Mariano Rivera Paz 
3 December 1839 25 February 1842 Liberal Party José Venancio López Requena (acting) 
25 February 1842 14 May 1842 Liberal Party Mariano Rivera Paz 14 May 1842 14 December 1844 Liberal Party Rafael Carrera 
14 December 1844 16 August 1848 Conservative Party Juan Antonio Martínez (interim) 
16 August 1848 28 November 1848 Conservative Party José Bernardo Escobar (interim) 
28 November 1848 3 January 1849 Conservative Party Mariano Peredes (interim) 
3 January 1849 6 November 1851 Liberal Party Rafael Carrera 6 November 1851 14 April 1865 Conservative Party Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol (acting) 
14 April 1865 24 May 1865 Conservative Party Vicente Cerna Sandoval 
24 May 1865 29 June 1871 Conservative Party Miguel García Granados 
29 June 1871 4 June 1873 Liberal Party Justo Rufino Barrios 
4 June 1873 2 April 1885 Liberal Party Alejandro M. Sinibaldi (acting) 
2 April 1885 5 April 1885 Liberal Party Manuel Barillas 6 April 1885 15 March 1892 Liberal Party José María Reina Barrios 15 March 1892 8 February 1898 Liberal Party Manuel Estrada Cabrera 
8 February 1898 15 April 1920 Liberal Party Carlos Herrera 15 April 1920 10 December 1921 Unionist Party José María Orellana 
10 December 1921 26 September 1926 Liberal Party Lázaro Chacón González 26 September 1926 2 January 1931 Unionist Party José María Reina Andrade (acting) 2 January 1931 14 February 1931 Liberal Party Jorge Ubico 
14 February 1931 4 July 1944 Liberal Party Juan Federico Ponce Vaides 4 July 1944 20 October 1944 Liberal Party Revolutionary Government Junta 20 October 1944 15 March 1945 Military Juan José Arévalo 15 March 1945 15 March 1951 Revolutionary Action Party Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán 
15 March 1951 27 June 1954 Revolutionary Action Party/Party of the Guatemalan Revolution Carlos Enrique Díaz de León (provisional) 27 June 1954 28 June 1954 Military Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre (Chairman of Military Junta) 29 June 1954 8 July 1954 Military Carlos Castillo Armas 8 July 1954 26 July 1957 Military Luis Arturo González López (acting) 27 July 1957 24 October 1957 National Progress Party Óscar Mendoza Azurdia (Chairman of Military Junta) 24 October 1957 26 October 1957 Military Guillermo Flores Avendaño (acting) 26 October 1957 2 March 1958 Military Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes 2 March 1958 31 March 1963 Military/National Democratic Reconciliation Party Enrique Peralta Azurdia 31 March 1963 1 July 1966 Military/Institutional Democratic Party Julio César Méndez Montenegro 1 July 1966 1 July 1970 Revolutionary Party Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio 1 July 1970 1 July 1974 Military/National Liberation Movement Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García 1 July 1974 1 July 1978 Military/National Liberation Movement/Institutional Democratic Party Fernando Romeo Lucas García 1 July 1978 23 March 1982 Military/Institutional Democratic Party/Revolutionary Party Efraín Ríos Montt 23 March 1982 8 August 1983 Military Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores 8 August 1983 14 January 1986 Military Vinicio Cerezo 
14 January 1986 14 January 1991 Guatemalan Christian Democracy Jorge Serrano Elías 14 January 1991 1 June 1993 Solidarity Action Movement Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero 1 June 1993 5 June 1993 Solidarity Action Movement Ramiro de León Carpio 6 June 1993 14 January 1996 None Álvaro Arzú 
14 January 1996 14 January 2000 National Advancement Party/Unionist Party Alfonso Portillo 14 January 2000 14 January 2004 Guatemalan Republican Front Óscar Berger 
14 January 2004 14 January 2008 National Solidarity Party/Grand National Alliance Álvaro Colom 
14 January 2008 14 January 2012 National Unity of Hope Otto Pérez Molina 
14 January 2012 Elect Patriotic Party/Grand National Alliance Latest election
Main article: Guatemalan general election, 2011Summary of the 11 September and 6 November 2011 Guatemalan presidential election result Candidates — Parties 1st round 2nd round Votes % Votes % Otto Pérez Molina — Patriotic Party (PP) 1,597,937 36.10% 2,300,979 53.74% Manuel Baldizón — Renewed Democratic Liberty (LIDER) 1,004,215 22.68% 1,981,001 46.26% Eduardo Suger — Commitment, Renovation and Order (CREO) 735,728 16.62% Mario Estrada — Nationalist Change Union (UCN) 385,932 8.72% Harold Caballeros — Vision with Values (VIVA) & Encounter for Guatemala (EG) 276,192 6.24% Rigoberta Menchú — Broad Left Front— Winaq,
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG-MAIZ) & New Nation Alternative (ANN)142,599 3.22% Juan Gutiérrez — National Advancement Party (PAN) 121,964 2.76% Patricia de Arzú — Unionist Party (PU) 96,870 2.19% Alejandro Giammattei — Social Action Centre (CASA) 46,655 1.05% Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte — Action of National Development (ADN) 18,779 0.42% Valid votes (turnout 60.30% / 58.28%) 4,426,871 100.00% 4,281,980 100.00% Blank votes 382,379 58,202 Invalid votes 212,814 124,932 Total votes (voter turnout: 68.41% / 60.83%) 5,022,064 4,465,114 Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral[1]
Second round[2]
See also
References
- ^ Tribunal Supremo Electoral (27-09-2011) Acuerdo No. 1319-2011 - Resultados oficiales. Consulted: 2011-09-29.
- ^ Tribunal Supremo Electoral. (08/11/2011) Segunda Elección Presidencial. Resultados preliminares. Consulted: 2011-11-08
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