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Mario Méndez Montenegro

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Mario Méndez Montenegro
Mayor of Guatemala City
In office
1946–1949
Preceded byCarlos Irigoyen
Succeeded byMarco Antonio Villamar
Personal details
Born30 November 1910
Chiquimulilla, Guatemala
Died31 October 1965 (aged 54)
Guatemala City
Political partyPopular Liberation Front Party (FLP), Revolutionary Party (PR)
Grave of Mario Méndez in the Guatemala City General Cemetery

Mario Méndez Montenegro (30 November 1910 – 31 October 1965) was an assassinated politician and the first elected mayor of Guatemala City.[1]

Early life and education

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Méndez was born in Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa, on 30 November 1910. He graduated as a lawyer in the national university of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Nicaragua).[2]

Career

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He was a founder of the Popular Liberation Front Party (Spanish: Partido Frente Popular Libertador, FLP), which supported future president Juan José Arévalo. It later became the Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario, PR) and Méndez became its presidential candidate.[2]

Death

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He was prevented from participating in the elections because he was assassinated with gunfire on 31 October 1965.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Asesinan a Mario Méndez Montenegro, ex alcalde capitalino" [Mario Méndez Montenegro, former capital mayor, assassinated]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 31 Oct 2016. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c Morales, Frieda (Jan 2012). "Biografía: Mario Méndez Montenegro". MuniGuate. Archived from the original on 17 Feb 2023. Retrieved 27 Oct 2023.
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