Guzman, Jacobo Arbenz b. September 14, 1913 d. January 27, 1971 President of Guatemala. He served as the elected head of his country from March 15, 1951 to June 27, 1954. A reformist who began to nationalize the fruit industry, Guzman was overthrown in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1954 because it was feared he was getting too close to the Soviet Union's sphere of influence. He lived the remainder of his life in exile in many countries, finally winding up in Mexico. He died under mysterious circumstances, drowning in his bathtub. In 1995 his remains were...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Lander) Cemeterio General, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
Quezada Toruno, Rodolfo Cardinal b. March 8, 1932 d. June 4, 2012 Roman Catholic Cardinal. The Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala City, he shall probably be remembered for his part in ending his country's long-running civil war. Raised in the Guatemalan capital city, he studied at the Seminary of San Jose in El Salvador, was ordained a Priest on September 21, 1956, and in 1959 earned a degree in theology from the University of Innsbruck, Austria. After receiving a doctorate in canon law from Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University in 1962 he returned to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santiago, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala Plot: Chapel of Santiago Apostol
b. September 14, 1913 d. January 27, 1971