Ángel Aníbal Guevara
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Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez is a Guatemalan soldier and politician.[1] He was born in La Democracia, Escuintla in 1924.
Having served as defense minister in the previous administration, Guevara was victorious in the 7 March 1982 presidential election to succeed outgoing President Romeo Lucas, who had hand-picked him as his successor. The election was, however, widely denounced as fraudulent by both left-wing and right-wing groups. A military-led coup d'état[2] two weeks after the election prevented Guevara from assuming power and instead installed a three-man junta headed by Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt.
He ran again in 1995 but failed to win much support.
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- ^ "Guevara Presidency Drawing Controversy". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press: p. 3A. 15 March 1982. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sL1dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6800,3511354&dq=%C3%A1ngel+an%C3%ADbal+guevara&hl=en. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Guatemala Regime Ousted In Army Coup; Junta Rules". Milwaukee Sentinel. 24 Mary 1982. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TxIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6630,4235368&dq=%C3%A1ngel+an%C3%ADbal+guevara+coup&hl=en. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
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