Ángel Aníbal Guevara
Ángel Aníbal Guevara | |
|---|---|
 Guevara in the 1960s | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office January 15, 1980 – August 9, 1981 | |
| President | Romeo Lucas García |
| Preceded by | Otto Guillermo Spiegeler Noriega |
| Succeeded by | Luís René Mendoza Palomo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1925 |
Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez (/ɡəˈvɑːrə/; born 2 October 1925) is a former Guatemalan Army officer and politician.[1] He was born in La Democracia, Escuintla in 1925.
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.[2]
He ran again in 1995 but failed to gain much support.
Currently, he is on Interpol's Red Notice list for crimes against humanity.
References
- ^ "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.