Jaime Hernández Méndez (born June 14, 1933) is a retired Brigadier General of the Guatemalan Army who served as the first Minister of Defense of the new Democratic period which started with the free election of President
Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo
Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo (born 26 December 1942) is a Guatemalan politician and the current Secretary General of the Central American Integration System (SICA). He served as President of Guatemala from 14 January 1986 to 14 January 1991.
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in 1986.
He served from January 14, 1986 to January 31, 1987.
He was part of the High Command of the Army who took charge of the country after the Coup against
EfraÃn Rios Montt in 1983. At that time he was the First Commander of the key base Guardia de Honor when General
Óscar MejÃa Victores took charge of the Government.
Together with General MejÃa VÃctores as Chief of State and Minister of Defense and General
Rodolfo Lobos Zamora
Rodolfo Lobos Zamora was a Guatemalan general and diplomat. He rose to the position of Chief of Staff of the Guatemalan Army before being forced into retirement in 1985, after which he served as Assistant Chief of State and Guatemala's ambassa ...
as Sub Chief of State and Chief of General Staff of National Defense, General Hernández started the process for the return to democracy with elections for a Constituent Assembly in 1984 followed with free general elections in 1985.
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1933 births
Living people
Guatemalan military personnel
Defense Ministers of Guatemala
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