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Assassinated first elected mayor of Guatemala City From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Méndez Montenegro (30 November 1910 – 31 October 1965) was an assassinated politician and the first elected mayor of Guatemala City.[1]
Mario Méndez Montenegro | |
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Mayor of Guatemala City | |
In office 1946–1949 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Irigoyen |
Succeeded by | Marco Antonio Villamar |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 November 1910 Chiquimulilla, Guatemala |
Died | 31 October 1965 (aged 54) Guatemala City |
Political party | Popular Liberation Front Party (FLP), Revolutionary Party (PR) |
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]
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]
He was prevented from participating in the elections because he was assassinated with gunfire on 31 October 1965.[1][2]
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