Luis Arturo González López
Luis Arturo González López | |
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President of the Republic of Guatemala | |
In office 26 July 1957 – 24 October 1957 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Castillo Armas |
Succeeded by | Óscar Mendoza Azurdia |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 December 1900 Zacapa, Guatemala |
Died | 11 November 1965 (aged 64) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Political party | National Liberation Movement |
Luis Arturo González López (21 December 1900 – 11 November 1965) was a politician in Guatemala and the acting President of Guatemala from 27 July 1957 to 24 October 1957.
Biography
Born in the town of
Supporters of Castillo Armas were considering forming a military junta and seizing power, but were dissuaded by Edwin J. Sparks. the U.S. ambassador to Guatemala. The U.S. government preferred to preserve a facade of democracy, rather than have Guatemala revert to a blatant dictatorship.[5] Elections were held in October 1957, complicated by pressure from the U.S. government, the government of Dominica, and the army.[5]
The centrist Miguel Ortiz Passarelli won a plurality in these elections, but supporters of Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, who had also been a candidate in the election, rioted.[6][2] The Guatemalan government declared martial law for a period of 30 days. On 24 October, a group of 80 military officers marched into the Presidential palace and replaced González López with a three-person junta led by army Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia.[6] New elections were held in January 1958. Ydígoras Fuentes comfortably won this election and seized power for himself soon after.[2]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Encarta 2008.
- ^ a b c Cullather 1999, p. 116.
- ^ Streeter 2000, p. 54.
- ^ Streeter 2000, pp. 58–59.
- ^ a b Streeter 2000, p. 60.
- ^ a b Streeter 2000, pp. 65–66.
Sources
- Cullather, Nicholas (1999). Secret History: The CIA's Classified Account of its Operations in Guatemala 1952–54 (2nd ed.). Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3311-3.
- "Luis Arturo González López". Encarta. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2004.
- Streeter, Stephen M. (2000). Managing the counterrevolution: the United States and Guatemala, 1954–1961. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-215-5.