Óscar Mendoza Azurdia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Azurdia.

Colonel Óscar Alberto Mendoza Azurdia (4 June 1917 – 9 January 1995) was the chairman of the military junta in Guatemala from 24 October 1957 to 26 October 1957.^[1][2][3] He was later elected as Vice President on 12 September 1980 after the resignation of Francisco Villagrán. He served until the military coup of Efraín Ríos Montt in March 1982.^[4][5]

General of Division Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
Azurdia in the 1980s
Vice President of Guatemala
In office 12 September 1980 – 23 March 1982
President	Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Preceded by	Francisco Villagrán Kramer
Succeeded by	Rodolfo Lobos Zamora
President of the Republic of Guatemala
In office 24 October 1957 – 26 October 1957
Preceded by	Luis Gonzáles
Succeeded by	Guillermo Flores Avendaño
Personal details
Born	(1917-06-04)4 June 1917 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died	9 January 1995(1995-01-09) (aged 77)

Military Government Junta (1957)

• Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
• Colonel Roberto Salazar
• Colonel Gonzalo Yurrita Nova^[6]