Otto Pérez Molina Politician
Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (born 1 December 1950) is a Guatemalan politician and retired military officer who has been President of Guatemala since January 14, 2012. Standing as the Patriotic Party (Partido Patriota) candidate, he lost the 2007 presidential election but prevailed in the 2011 presidential election. During the 1990s, before entering politics, he served as Director of Military Intelligence, Presidential Chief of Staff under President Ramiro de Leon Carpio, and as chief representative of the military for the Guatemalan Peace Accords. During his presidency, amongst his activities was a controversial call for the legalization of drugs.
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Office holder
military branch | |
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military rank | |
office | 36th President of Guatemala |
party | |
service end | 2000 |
service start | 1966 |
vice president |
Otto Pérez Molina on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://www.cidob.org/es/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_central_y_caribe/guatemala/otto_perez_molina
- http://www.lawg.org/action-center/lawg-blog/69-general/847-guatemala-six-months-to-examine-the-past-and-define-the-future
- http://www.partidopatriota.com/index.php?option=com
- http://www.rightsaction.org/articles/US_glosses_over_PerezMolina_050211.html
- http://www.soaw.org/about-the-soawhinsec/13-soawhinsec-graduates/3011
- http://www.soaw.org/about-the-soawhinsec/soawhinsec-grads/notorious-grads/239
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q5xpEjP3Hc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7znfz6huz0Y
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODyhUo3_1vc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi1Jk9XzU3w