Juan José Arévalo
Juan José Arévalo Bermejo (born September 10, 1905 in Taxisco , † October 6, 1990 in Guatemala City ) was the first reformist President of Guatemala .
The son of a cattle farmer and a teacher attended school in Guatemala City and studied at the University of La Plata . In 1934 he received his doctorate in philosophy .
After the end of Jorge Ubico's dictatorship in Guatemala in 1944 , he was democratically elected President from March 15, 1945 to March 15, 1951. He represented the thesis of “spiritual socialism”, which he described in a speech as follows:
“(...) Our socialism wants to liberate people spiritually and spiritually. (...) We call this post-war socialism 'spiritual' because a fundamental change is taking place in the world, like now in Guatemala. (...) Communism, fascism and Nazism were also socialist. But this is a socialism that nourishes with the left hand, while with the right it mutilates the moral and civil rights of the people. "
He initiated urgently needed structural reforms; its main goals were agricultural reform, occupational health and safety, an improvement in the education system and the consolidation of democracy. His successor was Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán , who continued his reform course.
On March 28, 1963, José Miguel Ramón Idígoras Fuentes appeared before the Guatemalan press and presented Arévalo as a candidate for the presidency. On March 31, 1963, Idígoras was overthrown from key positions by Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia and 15 other army colonels .
Others
The role of Arévalo as President of Guatemala is dealt with in the historical novel Harte Jahre by Mario Vargas Llosa , which will be published in German in 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biografía de Juan José Arévalo Bermejo. In: buscabiografias.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015 (Spanish).
- ^ Juan Jose Arevalo - president of Guatemala. In: britannica.com. September 10, 1904, accessed November 13, 2015 .
- ↑ The New York Times October 8, 1990, Juan Jose Arevalo Is Dead at 86; Guatemala President in Late 40's
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Ubico |
Presidents of Guatemala March 11, 1945 - March 1, 1951 |
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arévalo, Juan José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arévalo Bermejo, Juan José (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guatemalan politician, President of Guatemala |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taxisco , Guatemala |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1990 |
| Place of death | Guatemala City , Guatemala |