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Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio

1918 - 2003

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Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (July 17, 1918 – December 6, 2003) was a military officer and politician who served as the 35th president of Guatemala from 1970 to 1974. A member of the National Liberation Movement, his government enforced torture, disappearances, and killings against political and military adversaries, as well as common criminals. Arana was born in Barberena, in the department of Santa Rosa. A Colonel in the Army, he oversaw counterinsurgency efforts in Zacapa and Izabal, where thousands were killed by the military from 1966 to 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio is the 14,767th most popular politician (down from 13,363rd in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 21st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Guatemalan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ranks 14,767 out of 19,576. Before him are Stephen Hopkins, Selahattin Demirtaş, Manius Acilius Glabrio, Carlos Mendieta, Jan Heemskerk, and Juan Lindolfo Cuestas. After him are Beorhtwulf of Mercia, Rafael Reyes, George Mason, Sigrid Kaag, Pietro Polani, and Moses Blah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ranks 221. Before him are Franjo Wölfl, Vicente de la Mata, Vladimir Dudintsev, Noronha, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, and Robert Preston. After him are Édouard Gagnon, Joey Bishop, Dick Gibson, Anne Shirley, Russell Kirk, and Maurice Huet. Among people deceased in 2003, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ranks 243. Before him are Noronha, Leonid Filatov, Mike Larrabee, Derek Prince, William Roth, and Kriangsak Chamanan. After him are Tommy Seebach, Terenci Moix, Stu Hart, Melitta Brunner, Herbie Mann, and Laurel Clark.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ranks 27 out of 44. Before him are Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), Justo Rufino Barrios (1835), Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915), Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930), and Alejandro Maldonado (1936). After him are Alfonso Portillo (1951), Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908), Fruto Chamorro (1804), Ricardo Arjona (1964), Jimmy Morales (1969), and José María Orellana (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala

Among politicians born in Guatemala, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio ranks 23. Before him are Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), Justo Rufino Barrios (1835), Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915), Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930), and Alejandro Maldonado (1936). After him are Alfonso Portillo (1951), Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908), Fruto Chamorro (1804), Jimmy Morales (1969), José María Orellana (1872), and Carlos Batres (1968).

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