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Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen
Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen was a Guatemalan politician and businessman who served as the 44th president of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000, as well as several terms as Mayor of Guatemala City. The main achievement of his presidency was the signature of a peace accord with the guerrilla group Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity, which ended Guatemala's 36-year-long civil war.
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business · 32nd President of Guatemala · entrepreneur · politician · also Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen, Álvaro Arzú, Alvaro Arzú, Irigoyen
Born 14 March 1946 · Died 27 April 2018 · Q250834
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2018· 1 entry
2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Mayor of Guatemala (2004–2018).
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2003· 1 entry
And was elected again in 2007, 2011, and 2015
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1998· 2 entries
Won Gold medal of Galicia (1998).
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Which was later attributed to members of the Presidential Guard
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize (1996).
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Career landmark: president of Guatemala (1996–2000).
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1989· 1 entry
The civic committee became the National Advancement Party (PAN)
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1986· 2 entries
Career landmark: Mayor of Guatemala (1986–1990).
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Became mayor, after winning the election under the umbrella of the Plan for National Advancement civic committee
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1982· 2 entries
When he declined to take office because of a coup d'état; in 1986; in 2003, after serving as president; in 2007; in 2011 and 2015, for a term that would see him die in office
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There was a military coup d'état and, although the elections were annulled, the military offered him to be the municipal intendent, which he declined
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1978· 1 entry
Became director of the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism (INGUAT); he occupied this position until 1981 when he was elected mayor of Guatemala City for the Guatemalan Christian Democracy (DCG) party
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1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-03-14.
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