Otto Pérez Molina
Appearance
Otto Pérez Molina | |
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36t Preses o Guatemala | |
In office 14 Januar 2012 – 3 September 2015 | |
Vice Preses | Roxana Baldetti (2012–2015) Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (2015) |
Precedit bi | Álvaro Colom |
Succeedit bi | Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (actin) |
Personal details | |
Born | Guatemala Ceety, Guatemala | 1 December 1950
Naitionality | Guatemalan |
Poleetical pairty | Patriotic Pairty |
Spoose(s) | Rosa Leal de Pérez |
Bairns | 2 |
Alma mater | Schuil o the Americas Inter-American Defense College |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Militar service | |
Service/brainch | Guatemalan Airmy |
Years o service | 1966 - 2000 |
Rank | Brigade General |
Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (born 1 December 1950)[1] is a Guatemalan politeecian, retired militar officer, an the Preses o Guatemala frae 2012 tae 2015, who haes been accuised o graft, bribery, an corruption. Staundin as the Patriotic Pairty (Partido Patriota) candidate, he lost the 2007 presidential election but prevailed in the 2011 presidential election.[2] Durin the 1990s, afore enterin politics, he servit as Director o Militar Intelligence, Presidential Chief o Staff unner Preses Ramiro de Leon Carpio, an as chief representative o the militar for the Guatemalan Peace Accords.[3] Durin his presidency, amangst his activites wis a controversial caw for the legalisation o drogs.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Otto Pérez Molina Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. elperiodico.com.gt (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Ex-General Elected President In Guatemala". National Public Radio. 6 November 2011. Archived frae the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ↑ [1] Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine