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Julio César Méndez Montenegro

1915 - 1996

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Julio César Méndez Montenegro (November 23, 1915 – April 30, 1996) was a Guatemalan academic who served as the 34th president of Guatemala from July 1966 to July 1970. Mendez was elected on a platform promising democratic reforms and the curtailment of military power. The only civilian to occupy Guatemala's presidency during the long period of military rule between 1954 and 1986. Nevertheless, his election and swearing in was considered a major turning point for the long military-led Guatemala. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julio César Méndez Montenegro is the 14,132nd most popular politician (down from 13,390th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Guatemalan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Julio César Méndez Montenegro ranks 14,132 out of 19,576Before her are Ernst Streeruwitz, Eugene McCarthy, Joe Lieberman, Steve Bullock, Konstantin Muraviev, and Metacomet. After her are Jim Jordan, Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji, Dobri Bozhilov, Asharid-apal-Ekur, Abdur Rahman Biswas, and Eberhard Diepgen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Julio César Méndez Montenegro ranks 186Before her are Jóhann Hafstein, Sargent Shriver, Regina Ghazaryan, Garrett Hardin, Hasse Ekman, and Ferenc Sas. After her are Margarita Aliger, Hoàng Văn Thái, Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Gozo Shioda, Franz Bartl, and Ann Sheridan. Among people deceased in 1996, Julio César Méndez Montenegro ranks 208Before her are Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani, Gabriel Alonso, Lydia Chukovskaya, Yun Chi-young, Aliki Vougiouklaki, and William Bonin. After her are Jon Pertwee, Camilla Horn, Zainab Biisheva, Gizella Farkas, Lola Beltrán, and Rob Hall.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Julio César Méndez Montenegro ranks 24 out of 44Before her are Oscar Isaac (1979), Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924), Vinicio Cerezo (1942), Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), and Justo Rufino Barrios (1835). After her are Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930), Alejandro Maldonado (1936), Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918), Alfonso Portillo (1951), Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908), and Fruto Chamorro (1804).

Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala

Among politicians born in Guatemala, Julio César Méndez Montenegro ranks 20Before her are Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895), Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924), Vinicio Cerezo (1942), Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), and Justo Rufino Barrios (1835). After her are Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930), Alejandro Maldonado (1936), Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918), Alfonso Portillo (1951), Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908), and Fruto Chamorro (1804).