President of Guatemala: Difference between revisions

Article 189 of the Constitution establishes the presidential line of succession. If the president is temporarily absent, the vice president takes over the presidency. If the absence of the President is permanent, the vice president holds the presidency until the end of the constitutional period. In the event of a double vacancy, Congress has the authority to designate an acting president by a vote of two-thirds of the total number of deputies.

 

'''Note''': Regarding the numbering of the terms, several reliable sources state that Jimmy Morales is the 50th president<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1IltPnpVfA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/y1IltPnpVfA| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Jimmy Morales tomó la banda presidencial como el 50° Presidente de la República de Guatemala |date=16 January 2016 |publisher=TN23 (news station, original in video)|access-date=5 April 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2016/01/14/el-comediante-jimmy-morales-asume-como-nuevo-presidente-de-guatemala |title=Jimmy Morales asume como nuevo presidente de Guatemala |date=14 January 2016 |publisher=CNN Español|archive-date=4 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204125804/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2016/01/14/el-comediante-jimmy-morales-asume-como-nuevo-presidente-de-guatemala/ |access-date=5 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2017/03/17/que-le-obsequiaria-usted-este-sabado-al-presidente-jimmy-morales-en-su-48-cumpleanos/ |title=¿Qué le obsequiaría usted este sábado al presidente Jimmy Morales en su 48 cumpleaños? |author=Tulio Juárez |date=17 March 2017 |publisher=elPeriódico |archive-date=5 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405210321/https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2017/03/17/que-le-obsequiaria-usted-este-sabado-al-presidente-jimmy-morales-en-su-48-cumpleanos/ |access-date=5 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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The authoritarian regime of Jorge Ubico, which persisted since 1931, was overthrown by a revolution known as the  "[[Guatemalan Revolution|Ten Years of Spring]]" on 4 July 1944. After more than a month of mass student and trade union protests, Ubico resigned and fled to [[Mexico]], transferring powers to his [[Vice President of Guatemala|First Deputy]], [[Juan Federico Ponce Vaides|Federico Ponce Vaides]]. Presidential elections were held on [[July 1944 Guatemalan presidential election|4 July 1944]], which declared Ponce as the president. However, the opposition rejected the results, and as a result, on 20 October 1944, a group of young officers overthrew Ponce, creating a military-civilian government called the ''Revolutionary Government Junta''. A new constitution was adopted and elections were held, which resulted in the victory of [[Juan José Arévalo]] in [[1944 Guatemalan presidential election|1944]] and [[Jacobo Árbenz]] in [[1950 Guatemalan presidential election|1950]]. During this period, Guatemala underwent numerous social and economic reforms, including [[Decree 900|large-scale land reform]].

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Upon presenting his resignation, Jacobo Árbenz left Colonel [[Carlos Enrique Díaz de León|Carlos Enrique Díaz]], head of the [[Armed Forces of Guatemala|Armed Forces]], in charge of the presidency. Diaz's first measure was the integration of a provisional government board which he led alongside Colonels [[Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre|Elfego H. Monzón]] and [[José Ángel Sánchez]]. On 29 June, Díaz was forced to resign, leading to Monzón succeeding as the new chairman of the board. Monzón would assemble a new governing board and incorporate Colonel [[Carlos Castillo Armas|Castillo Armas]], [[Juan Mauricio Dubois]], [[Jose Luis Cruz Salazar]], and [[Enrique Oliva]].

 

 

The planned election was held on [[1957 Guatemalan general election|20 October 1957]], but the results were later nullified due to allegations of fraud. President González would resign and cede power to a provisional governing board led by [[Óscar Mendoza Azurdia]], [[Gonzalo Yurrita Nova]], and [[Roberto Lorenzana]]. The new board would govern for two days before Congress would appoint Colonel [[Guillermo Flores Avendaño]] as acting president. President Avendaño would call for elections in [[1958 Guatemalan general election|January 1958]].

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