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Francisco Villagrán (Mexican Insurgent)
Francisco Villagrán is the name of: *Francisco Villagrán Kramer (1927–2011), vice president of Guatemala, 1978–1980 *Francisco Villagrán de León (1954–2024), Guatemalan diplomat and academic, son of the above *Francisco Villagrán Muñoz, Guatemalan politician, affiliated with the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity {{hndis, Villagran, Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Villagrán Kramer
Francisco Villagrán Kramer (5 April 1927 – 12 July 2011) was a Guatemalan lawyer and social democrat who served as vice president in the government of General Romeo Lucas García, beginning in 1978. He resigned from office on 1 September 1980, before his term ended, citing differences with the Lucas administration and disapproval of Guatemala's worsening human rights situation. He then went into voluntary exile in the United States, taking a position in the Legal Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. Villagrán later served on the Inter-American Juridical Committee of the Organization of American States (OAS) and on the United Nations' International Law Commission. In 1994 he was elected to the Guatemalan Congress, where he was president of the Committee on Human Rights. In 1997, he was nominated for a seat on the OAS's Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The nomination raised strong criticism based on the allegation that death squad A death s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Villagrán De León
José Francisco Villagrán de León (29 March 1954 – 18 May 2024) was a Guatemalan diplomat and academic. Villagrán de León held positions as Guatemala's ambassador to the Organization of American States, the United Nations, Canada, Germany, Norway, Denmark and the United States. He was also appointed Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and, from February 2024 until his death, served as a presidential adviser and envoy under President Bernardo Arévalo. Early life and education Villagrán de León was born in Guatemala City on 29 March 1954 to Francisco Villagrán Kramer ( Vice-President of Guatemala from July 1978 to September 1980) and Alba Ruth de León Méndez. He earned a bachelor's degree in law and social sciences from Rafael Landívar University and, later, a master's degree from Georgetown University in the U.S. Diplomatic career During the 1980s, he worked in the Embassy of Guatemala to the United States. He was later appointed Guatemala's alternate r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Villagrán Muñoz
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Comunitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, " Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called " Pancho". " Kiko" is also used as a nickname, and " Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico" (''shíco''). This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish. People with the given name * Pope Francis is rendered in the Spanish and Portuguese languages as Papa Francisco * Francisco Acebal (1866–1933), Spanish w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |