Álvaro Arzú
32nd President of Guatemala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo enˈrike aɾˈsu jɾiˈɣoʎen]; 14 March 1946 – 27 April 2018) was a Guatemalan politician and businessman who served as the 44th president of Guatemala from 14 January 1996 to 14 January 2000. He was elected Mayor of Guatemala City on six occasions: in 1982, when he declined to take office because of a coup d'état; in 1986; in 2003, after serving as president; in 2007; in 2011 and 2015, for a term that would see him die in office.
Quick Facts 44th President of Guatemala, Vice President ...
Álvaro Arzú | |
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44th President of Guatemala | |
In office 14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000 | |
Vice President | Luis Alberto Flores Asturias |
Preceded by | Ramiro de León Carpio |
Succeeded by | Alfonso Portillo |
Mayor of Guatemala City | |
In office 14 January 2004 – 27 April 2018 | |
Deputy | Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus |
Preceded by | Fritz García Gallont |
Succeeded by | Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus |
In office 14 January 1986 – 1990 | |
Preceded by | José Angel Lee Arturo Saravia |
Succeeded by | Álvaro Heredia Óscar Berger |
Personal details | |
Born | Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen (1946-03-14)14 March 1946 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Died | 27 April 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 72) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Political party | National Advancement Party / Unionist Party |
Spouse(s) | Sylvia García Granados (1969–1981) Patricia Escobar de Arzú (1981–2018; his death) |
Children | Roberto Arzú Diego Arzú María Arzú Álvaro Arzú Isabel Arzú |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arzú and the second or maternal family name is Yrigoyen.