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]

References

1. Leaders of Guatemala
2. "CAPITANÍA GENERAL DEL REINO DE GUATEMALA (en el Reino de España)" [CAPTAIN GENERAL OF THE KINGDOM OF GUATEMALA (in the Kingdom of Spain)]. lluisbelenes.es (in Spanish).
3. "Adital - Eliminan pensión vitalicia a violador de los derechos humanos". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
4. "Figura vicepresidencial se ha opacado por funciones de Primera Dama". 29 October 2009.
5. Biografía política de Guatemala. Francisco Villagrán Kramer. 1993. ISBN 9789993972815.
6. "Our leaders in the period 1954 to 1986 (Guatemala)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

Political offices
Preceded by Luis Arturo González	President of Guatemala 1957 (Military Junta)	Succeeded by Guillermo Flores
Preceded by Francisco Villagrán	Vice President of Guatemala 1980–1982	Succeeded by Vacant