The following lists events in the year 2018 in Guatemala.

Incumbents

Jimmy Morales Jimmy Morales (born James Ernesto Morales Cabrera, ; 18 March 1969) is a Guatemalan politician, actor and comedian. From 2016 to 2020, he served as the 50th president of Guatemala. Early and personal life Morales was born in Guatemala City ...

* Vice-President: Jafeth Cabrera

Events

January

*14 January – President Morales presents his second government report and begins his second term in government amid corruption allegations and protests with Álvaro Arzú Escobar taking office as President of the Congress, despite also being accused of corruption. *23 January – President Morales dismisses allegations of embezzlement after questions relating to his spending on high cost luxury items. *26 January –

Williams Mansilla Williams Agberto Mansilla Fernández (born April 24, 1964 Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan military officer who served as Minister of Defense from July 2015 until October 2017 during the presidencies of Otto Pérez Molina (2015), Alejandro Maldona ...

, former Defense Minister, is arrested for possible corruption in collusion with President Morales with the Attorney General requesting another Supreme Court consideration to impeach Morales.

February

*13 February – Former President Alvaro Colom and his entire cabinet were arrested for alleged involved in corruption cases being investigated by the CICIG and detained at the Mariscal Zavala Military Center.

April

*1 April – Former President Efrain Rios Montt dies ending the trials of genocide against him. *15 April –

Guatemalan territorial dispute referendum, 2018 A referendum on the Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute, territorial dispute with Belize was held in Guatemala on Sunday 15 April 2018. Voters were asked whether the Guatemalan government should request the International Court of Justice t ...

, on whether the Guatemalan government should request the

International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

to finally resolve the

Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute The Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute is an unresolved territorial dispute between the states of Belize (FKA British Honduras, British Settlement in the Bay of Honduras) and Guatemala, neighbours in Central America. During the late 160 ...

June

*3 June –

Volcán de Fuego Volcán de Fuego (; Spanish for "Volcano of Fire", often shortened to Fuego) or Chi Q'aq' ( Kaqchikel for "where the fire is") is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments. ...

Eruption up in air, 38 people dies, 100 injured report, last time bigger Eruption since 1974.

Deaths

*18 February –

Elmar Rojas Elmar René Rojas Azurdia (1942 in San Raymundo Peñafort, Guatemala – 18 February 2018), practiced as an architect before studying art in Guatemala, Spain, France and Italy. He funded the Ministry of Culture of Guatemala in Central America, and ...

, artist (born 1941). *24 February – Óscar Julio Vian Morales, Roman Catholic prelate (born 1947) *31 March – Margarita Carrera, philosopher, professor and writer (born 1929) *1 April –

Efraín Ríos Montt José Efraín Ríos Montt (; 16 June 1926 – 1 April 2018) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as ''de facto'' President of Guatemala in 1982–83. His brief tenure as chief executive was one of the bloodiest periods i ...

, military officer,

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

(1982–1983) (born 1926). *27 April –

Álvaro Arzú Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen (; 14 March 1946 – 27 April 2018) was a Guatemalan politician and businessman who served as the 32nd President of Guatemala from 14 January 1996 until 14 January 2000. He was elected Mayor of Guatemala City on ...

, politician,

(1996–2000) (born 1946). *25 December – Felipe Gomez Alonzo, 8, Guatemalan refugee who died while in the custody of

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ICE's stated mission is to protect the United States from the cross-border crime and illegal immigration tha ...

El Paso El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...

, Texas; influenzaFelipe Gomez Alonzo: Eight-year-old Guatemalan boy who died at US border had flu, autopsy shows
The Independent, 28 Dec 2018

References

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