Ángel Aníbal Guevara
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Ángel Aníbal Guevara
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Guevara in the 1960s
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 15 January 1980 – 9 August 1981 | |
| President | Romeo Lucas García |
| Preceded by | Otto Guillermo Spiegeler Noriega |
| Succeeded by | Luís René Mendoza Palomo |
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| Born | (1925-10-02) 2 October 1925 |
Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez (/ɡəˈvɑːrə/; born 2 October 1925)[1] is a former Guatemalan Army officer and politician.[2]
Guevara was born in La Democracia, Escuintla.[1] Having served as defense minister, Guevara was victorious in the 1982 presidential election to succeed outgoing President Fernando Romeo Lucas García, who had hand-picked him as his successor. However, the election was widely denounced as fraudulent by both left-wing and right-wing groups. A military-led coup d'état, two weeks after the election, prevented Guevara from assuming power and instead installed a three-man junta headed by Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt.[3]
He ran again in 1995 but failed to gain much support.
Currently, he is on Interpol's Red Notice list, wanted by Belgium for murder and crimes against humanity.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Guevara Rodriguez, Angel Anibal". Interpol.
- ^ "Guevara Presidency Drawing Controversy". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. 15 March 1982. p. 3A. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Guatemala Regime Ousted In Army Coup; Junta Rules". Milwaukee Sentinel. 24 March 1982. Retrieved 19 January 2011.