Mario Sandoval Alarcón (May 18, 1923 – April 17, 2003) was a Guatemalan politician who served as vice president of Guatemala from 1974 to 1978 under Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García. A member and founder of the political party, Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional, Sandoval served as President of the Congress from 1970 to 1974.
Mario Sandoval Alarcón | |
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 Official portrait | |
| Vice President of Guatemala | |
| In office 1 July 1974 – 1 July 1978 | |
| President | Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Cáceres |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Villagrán Kramer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1923 Guatemala City |
| Died | April 17, 2003 (aged 79) |
| Political party | MLN |
| Awards | Order of the Sun of Peru |
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Biography
He is the founder in 1960 of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (MLN) which was a nationalist, anti-communist political party. In 1954, he helped support colonel Carlos Castillo's coup against Jacobo Árbenz.
He served as President of the Congress from 1970 to 1974,[1] when he was sworn in as the Vice President.
Sandoval served as Vice President from 1 July 1974 to 1 July 1978 during the presidency of Kjell Laugerud.[2][3] During his time as vicepresident he helped president Kjell after the 1976 earthquake that affected a great part of the country. In 1982, he placed second in that year's presidential election. He was unsuccessful again three years later, in 1985.
Sandoval was a leader of the World Anti-Communist League (WACL).
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