Jacobo Árbenz
Former President of Guatemala
Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 25th President of Guatemala. He was Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1950, before he became the second democratically elected President of... Wikipedia
Born: September 14, 1913, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died: January 27, 1971 (age 57 years), Mexico City, Mexico
Children: Arabella Árbenz, Jacobo Árbenz Vilanova, and Leonora Arbenz
Spouse: María Cristina Vilanova (m. 1939–1971)
Previous offices: President of Guatemala (1951–1954) and Minister of National Defense of Guatemala (1945–1950)
Education: Escuela Politécnica
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