Ángel Aníbal Guevara

For other similarly named persons, see Ángel Rodríguez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guevara and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Ángel Aníbal Guevara Rodríguez (/ɡəˈvɑːrə/) is a Guatemalan soldier and politician.^[1] He was born in La Democracia, Escuintla in 1924.

Guevara in the 1960s.

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. 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 the oldest person on INTERPOL’s Red Notice list for crimes against humanity.

References

1. "Guevara Presidency Drawing Controversy". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. 15 March 1982. p. 3A. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
2. "Guatemala Regime Ousted In Army Coup; Junta Rules". Milwaukee Sentinel. 24 March 1982. Retrieved 19 January 2011.