Vice presidential elections were held in

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on September 12, 1980.

Background

On September 1, 1980, Vice President Francisco Villagrán Kramer resigned due to the scale of violence and authoritarianism perpetrated by President

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. Eleven days later, the Congress of Guatemala elected former President

Óscar Mendoza Azurdia Colonel Óscar Alberto Mendoza Azurdia (4 June 1917 – 9 January 1995) was the chairman of the military junta in Guatemala from 24 October 1957 to 26 October 1957. He was later elected as Vice President on 12 September 1980 after the resignation ...

as Vice President.

References

{{reflist 1980 elections in Central America Elections in Guatemala 1980 in Guatemala Guatemala 1980