Famous Leaders of Guatemala

This man led the revolt against the liberal state government of Mariano Gálvez in Guatemala, and later become the first president of independence Guatemala.

This man served as President of Guatemala from 1873 to 1885. He attempted to reunite Central America but died died during the Battle of Chalchuapa in El Salvador.

This man was initially a lawyer. This dictator modernised the country's industry only via granting concession to the American-owned United Fruit Company.

This man was a successful sugar businessman and was deposed after he resisted to approve the concessions granted to the United Fruit Company

This man led a coup which overthrew the man above, leading to a 23 years military dictatorship period. This man established Quetzal as the currency of Guatemala

This man became the interim president when his predecessor died in 1926. In his tenure the Legislative Palace and the national railroad were completed. In 1930, this man suffered a stroke which forced him to resign.

This man was nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon. This man is described as "one of the most oppressive tyrants Guatemala has ever known" who compared himself to Adolf Hitler.

This man was initially one of the three members of a military junta, and later became the interim president. This man was overthrown by the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution

This man was a Guatemalan statesman and professor of philosophy who became Guatemala's first democratically elected president in 1945. This man was known for his His philosophy of "spiritual socialism".

This man enacted the landmark program of agrarian reform(Decree 900). This man led a revolution in October, 1944. This man also played a crucial role in putting down a military coup led by Arana in 1949

This man led the Operation PBFortune, leading his troops entering Guatemala from EL Salvador. This man joined Arana's failed 1949 coup. He also created a National Committee of Defense Against Communism

This man was elected Mayor of Guatemala City on six occasions. This man signed a peace accord with the guerrilla group Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity, which ended Guatemala's 36-year-long civil war.