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Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García

1930 - 2009

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Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (24 January 1930 – 9 December 2009) was a Guatemalan military officer who served as the 36th president of Guatemala from 1974 until 1978. A member of the National Liberation Movement, he previously served as General Staff of the Army from 1970 to 1972 and Minister of national defence from 1972 to 1973 under President Carlos Arana Osorio. His presidency, which occurred during the Civil War, was characterized by being more tolerant of the opposition, by his efficient response to the 1976 earthquake and an increase in oil exploitation in the Northern Transversal Strip. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García is the 14,204th most popular politician (down from 13,466th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 24th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Guatemalan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García ranks 14,204 out of 19,576. Before him are Marduk-balassu-iqbi, Stanisław Narutowicz, Hoàng Văn Thái, Philippe Buchez, Wasfi Tal, and Sœur Emmanuelle. After him are Hugbert of Bavaria, Theodo of Bavaria, Gaius Claudius Pulcher, Aleqa Hammond, Silbannacus, and Palden Thondup Namgyal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García ranks 386. Before him are Jean Guillou, William H. Dana, Edward Woodward, Kurt Nielsen, Jeannette Altwegg, and Hank Mobley. After him are David Amram, Theodore Freeman, Hector Bianciotti, John Alcott, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and Little Walter. Among people deceased in 2009, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García ranks 225. Before him are Edmund Purdom, Richard Todd, Knut Haugland, Edward Woodward, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, and Léon Glovacki. After him are Tullio Pinelli, Ede Király, Paul Naschy, Ken Henry, Miroslav Filip, and Alexis Argüello.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García ranks 25 out of 44. Before him are Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924), Vinicio Cerezo (1942), Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), Justo Rufino Barrios (1835), and Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915). After him are Alejandro Maldonado (1936), Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918), Alfonso Portillo (1951), Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908), Fruto Chamorro (1804), and Ricardo Arjona (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala

Among politicians born in Guatemala, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García ranks 21. Before him are Fernando Romeo Lucas García (1924), Vinicio Cerezo (1942), Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), Justo Rufino Barrios (1835), and Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915). After him are Alejandro Maldonado (1936), Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918), Alfonso Portillo (1951), Enrique Peralta Azurdia (1908), Fruto Chamorro (1804), and Jimmy Morales (1969).

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