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Rafael Carrera

1814 - 1865

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José Rafael Carrera y Turcios (24 October 1814 – 14 April 1865) was the president of Guatemala from 1844 to 1848 and from 1851 until his death in 1865, after being appointed President for life in 1854. He ruled during the establishment of new Central American nations and William Walker's invasions, liberal attempts to overthrow him, Mayan uprisings in the east, the Belize boundary dispute with the United Kingdom, and conflicts in Mexico under Benito Juárez. Carrera is seen as a caudillo, a term that refers to Latin American charismatic populist leaders of military background, sometimes among indigenous people. Carrera became a dominant figure in Guatemala for three decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Carrera is the 9,120th most popular politician (up from 9,225th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Guatemala (up from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Guatemalan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafael Carrera ranks 9,120 out of 19,576. Before him are Lars-Emil Johansen, Kilij Arslan III, Alfred Escher, John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, István Horthy, and Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia. After him are Alberts Kviesis, Meleager, Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia, Stanisław Poniatowski, Jacob Schiff, and Danilo Ilić.

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Among people born in 1814, Rafael Carrera ranks 35. Before him are Eduard Zeller, Kamehameha III, Alexander Cunningham, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, Amalia Lindegren, and Théodolinde de Beauharnais. After him are Ivan Mažuranić, Charles Mackay, Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, Henri Tresca, Gustav Hartlaub, and Bhanubhakta Acharya. Among people deceased in 1865, Rafael Carrera ranks 41. Before him are Andrés Bello, Sebastián Iradier, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, Sengge Rinchen, Andrés de Santa Cruz, and Evangelos Zappas. After him are Achille Valenciennes, Joseph Paxton, Robert Remak, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Isabella Beeton, and Adolph Kolping.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Rafael Carrera ranks 8 out of 44. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz (1913), Álvaro Colom (1951), Rigoberta Menchú (1959), Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), and Jorge Ubico (1878). After him are Juan José Arévalo (1904), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (1947), Óscar Berger (1946), and Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1857).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala

Among politicians born in Guatemala, Rafael Carrera ranks 6. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz (1913), Álvaro Colom (1951), Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), and Jorge Ubico (1878). After him are Juan José Arévalo (1904), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), Óscar Berger (1946), Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1857), and Álvaro Arzú (1946).

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