Juan José Arévalo Bermejo was a Guatemalan statesman and professor of philosophy who became Guatemala's first democratically elected president in 1945. He was elected following a popular uprising against the United States-backed dictator Jorge... Wikipedia
Born: September 10, 1904, Taxisco, Guatemala
Died: October 8, 1990 (age 86 years), Guatemala City, Guatemala
Children: Bernardo Arévalo
Education: Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP)
Party: Revolutionary Action Party
Organization founded: Guatemalan Institute of Social Security
Books: The Shark and the Sardines